Eat dinner at the kitchen table together with my husband and kids at least once a week

every week, but we had dinner at the table again today, and it was full of “pleases” and Thank-Yous” – Exaggerated at times, but still… :-)

we actually all sat down together for dinner! – At the kitchen table.
When my son saw the table all set for dinner he asked what was going on. I said “We’re eating dinner together at the table tonight”. He said “What?” I repeated myself and he asked “What do you mean?” – That goes to show you how often we eat together at the table.
The kids usually eat at the counter stools, and sometimes eat at different times because of after-school activities. And my husband usually has a late lunch at work so he isn’t hungry until later.
But tonight we all sat and ate together :-)

like this should be a pretty simple goal, but it’s not that easy. Maybe with the kids back in school, it will be easier. With after-school activities, we’re eating at different times a lot. I really want to have a nice sit-down dinner, with pretty plates and glasses, napkins, utensils in the right places, and hear someone say “could you pass the mashed potatoes, please?” :-)