Jimmy Has Chosen Wisely
Posted on 11.17.08 in Family and there are 9 comments.
On any given day, by the time Jimmy leaves his office at 5:30pm, at least one of the following will be untrue:
1. Dinner will be ready
2. The house will be clean
3. The children will be happy
4. The wife will be happy
Jimmy has determined that #4 is the most important.
Such a wise man he is.
What is your house like just before dinnertime?
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In my house, the expectation of dinner ready has been removed, which allows #4 to be true at least 80% of the time. (#2 and #3 are always a toss up, and #3 matters more to me than it does to Brian). As long as I make sure there is something to be cooked (meat defrosted, etc), Brian cooks while I feed the baby. It works for us.
Nov 17, 08 at 01:26 pm
Our house is usually pretty chaotic between the hours of five and six! I tell my friends not to bother calling during ‘the witching hour’ because I won’t even answer the phone. My focus is on getting dinner fixed and keeping the kids somewhat sane! 
Jimmy’s a good man if he knows the importance of #4 on your list!
Nov 17, 08 at 02:42 pm
My husband cooks (& does the shopping - he’s better at both), so #1 gets done when he gets home. He’s a good sport. Every now and then he gets that “nobody appreciates me-housewife” look, it kind of cracks me up. When that happens, we do our best to be extra kind.
Nov 17, 08 at 05:54 pm
It is so funny to read your friends and your comments my dear sweet neice!! I remember the days of young children and hectic life...now I have teenagers and, well, hectic life! Ha! Just not too many dinners with anyone here! Love to you all!!
Nov 17, 08 at 05:56 pm
Hi Aunt Janna!
It’s fun to have you comment here too. We MUST get together soon…
Nov 17, 08 at 05:59 pm
So very true!! Love you all and miss you so much!! Looking like my first born may be Baylor bound!! Yipee!!
Nov 18, 08 at 04:45 am
Lately, I’ve been trying to prepare for the coming week on the weekends so that dinner time on weekdays only looks like warming up something to eat. It’s been working well for us, since I don’t get home from work until about 6pm. We are usually eating by 6:30.
Nov 22, 08 at 03:27 pm
I have accepted that God gave me TV for the express purpose of any chance of #4 ever becoming a reality. So at 5:30pm, Kids are eating dinner that Mom prepared thanks to the amazing soothing capacities of Word Girl.
Hallelujah and Amen.
Dec 02, 08 at 02:06 pm
There’s usually a pretty good chance that the kids and I are happy (now that the youngest is over 3 years old...that wasn’t usually the case when he was younger), but the house is never ever completely clean, and supper is usually 30 minutes from being ready. I guess happiness is more important than those other things, thought, right?
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Nov 17, 08 at 12:06 pm