Dinner Theater

Dinnertime is often a circus of sorts at our house, with Mommy getting up out of her seat to grab napkins, salad dressing, and other forgotten items, Daddy trying to make sense of everyone talking and vying for his attention at the same time, and the girls constantly dancing around the table like a line of unruly can-can dancers. In the interest of getting everyone to actually sit and eat at dinner, we implemented a new rule: if you pop up out of your chair more then once, you lose it.

Much like the "if you are late to dinner you have to eat at the cutting board" rule in my childhood home, this rule has proved to be more amusing than habit-changing. A few weeks ago when Vanna lost her seat, Julia promptly stepped in and provided her with a new one.

Never a dull moment, folks; never a dull moment.

"The oldest form of theater is the dinner table. It's got five or six people, new show every night, same players. Good enemble; the people have worked together a lot." --Michael J. Fox