This past Monday was FAMILY DAY in Ontario. We started off the weekend with having my Mom come up and sleepover...spending valuable time with the kiddies...she then left feeling tired and worn out. Deep down I know she was HAPPY to be going home to her condo.......where peace and quiet rein! BUT she did have fun and the kids adore her. She even did the bedtime story...slightly altered, but the kids loved it. When she comes up for a visit, we plan the dinner and the breakfast....its a joint effort! The kids and I decided on juicy chicken legs(Josh's name for the dish...don't worry, its cooked) and for dessert, Pumpkin Pie...so Katie and Alex helped me in making the pies. It was an excellent weekend, we spent a lot of time together and I gave them many choices....it made them feel important. |
| Story time with Grandma! |
On Monday...the actual Family Day...we left various devices off and just concentrated on us....we spent the whole day being together and it was fun. In the afternoon we played Metallica Monopoly and ate popcorn. It was mostly fun till I rolled a deuce(which I needed to win the money). Josh didn't take it very well......he stormed off! I couldn't help but laugh.....it was a fluke that I rolled it...I was just as surprised as Matt was.......and I cheered a little too much!! Josh did come back to the kitchen, after a minute or so and laughed....he was ready to start again!
It was a good day...no Internet, very little TV, no phones...it was just us...it was something that we needed...something that I think the rest of the world needs. In today's society we are soo focused on working and networking that we forget about our families and friends. We need to adopt this Family Day throughout the world. We have so many holidays where they are not REALLY holidays...people are working at stores and not being able to spend time with their loved ones....and that should change. Do we really need to go to the Mall and shop?? Can that movie/game/clothing/CD wait for another day?? I think so! We should just plan to spend the day with loved ones.....talk...make a meal together, go out and walk. Hopefully some feel the same way that I do....I hope to make at least one day a month, that its just us...with no interruptions....where we can focus on what REALLY matters!
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