Living Life One Cheerio at a Time

Dinner time is ALWAYS crazy with 4 kids. We appreciate all the studies emphasizing the importance of family meals. We rarely miss a meal together, but sometimes it's so crazy that I don't think anyone connected. One crazy night I said let's go around and tell each other our high of the day and the low.  To be honest I was hoping to just eat without having to break up the nitpicking. I, of course, was met with some resistance. No one knew what to say.  Some wanted to say was my low was when so and so did this. So we needed to establish rules. This was not a tattling session and it had to directly affect you. Ahhh... Undivided attention... The spotlight ... They caught on to that. That night went as expected ...mediocre.  BUT the next night they wanted to do it again and the night after that and now it's a month or Sochi in and that can't wait. Even littlest one joins in. "Hilo, Hilo!!!!!" She says. Often her highs or lows include nap or lac...