tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423302133297844372.post8353274013651294882..comments2024-02-14T18:33:18.969-05:00Comments on Women Living Well Blog: What's Your Family Dinner Time Like?Courtney (Women Living Well)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09656103671995728225noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423302133297844372.post-8897949662394869592010-06-03T03:58:39.123-04:002010-06-03T03:58:39.123-04:00Our family make sure that we always spend dinner t...Our family make sure that we always spend dinner time together. My mom even read blogs and books on how she can <a href="http://vitamindspray.com/articles/2010/03/7-ways-to-improve-mealtime-with-the-family/" rel="nofollow">improve mealtime with the family</a>.healthy bitehttp://healthy-bite-articles.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423302133297844372.post-59414383034930771062010-04-18T21:35:41.655-04:002010-04-18T21:35:41.655-04:00I love having family dinners each night...although...I love having family dinners each night...although my children are still just wee ones, I think setting that standard now is so important!Muthering Heightshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06660310558298459636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423302133297844372.post-9977895855372251382010-04-17T11:26:48.305-04:002010-04-17T11:26:48.305-04:00Courtney! I'm so glad to have found your blog!...Courtney! I'm so glad to have found your blog! I'm your newest follower and look forward to reading more and watching your side videos! Many blessings to you!<br /><br />CamieCamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11332822555765142547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423302133297844372.post-91156442701388052102010-04-17T11:18:31.344-04:002010-04-17T11:18:31.344-04:00I featured you on my UBP after party post, hope yo...I featured you on my UBP after party post, hope you can stop by and see what I said about you @<br />http://missionalmamassoul.blogspot.com/2010/04/ultimate-blog-party-2010-after-party.html<br /><br />AmyAmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06129398037777534964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423302133297844372.post-29536114050575798182010-04-16T20:43:19.503-04:002010-04-16T20:43:19.503-04:00I can see that we need to work on our dinner times...I can see that we need to work on our dinner times. We are renovating, seems like it will never end, but we don't have a table. The kids have a kid table that they eat all their meals at, and if I sit on a step stool I can join them (I don't fit on the little people chairs ha ha). DH works till later and if I eat with him we sit on the couch, but he tends to direct his attention toward the computer or a show.<br />I think I will focus my efforts on eating with the kids and just serving DH when he gets home and sitting with him when he has what he needs.<br />My kids really need some help with table manners, I'm appalled and ashamed. I thought I was teaching and modeling good behaviour, but much improvement needs to happen. I find meal time to be a bit stressful, someone doesn't like something, someone spills their milk, someone is cramming food in their mouth with their fingers. I find I am reprimanding so much that there is no time for conversation. I need to learn how to wind down and really connect with the kiddos I guess. I'll be scrolling through the FOTF tips for sure.Ice Cream Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13631217352495104006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423302133297844372.post-89499487468229470382010-04-16T18:27:59.656-04:002010-04-16T18:27:59.656-04:00We eat dinner together no matter what. During this...We eat dinner together no matter what. During this school year, with both of our boys in sports, sometimes it's at 9:00 pm! I make sure everyone snacks, announce that dinner will be late, and go! It doesn't matter if it's a sandwich, a bowl of cereal or a pork loin with all the fixins', we eat together. At the table. And talk. And laugh. And love.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01356183036852710510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423302133297844372.post-10022702132554996782010-04-16T14:56:03.974-04:002010-04-16T14:56:03.974-04:00Sherry - we do the same - no television, phone, to...Sherry - we do the same - no television, phone, toys etc! And my mom used to take the phone off the hook - I remember listening to the beeping sound right before dinner would start! Thanks for bringing that memory back to me!<br /><br />Other moms - I love hearing how you do dinner time!!!! You are working so hard to make it special - GREAT job!!!<br /><br />Anonymous - My husband did not grow up in a home where they ate together either - I love your determination to do it differently! Your children are blessed to have such wise parents!<br /><br />Much Love,<br />CourtneyCourtney (Women Living Well)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09656103671995728225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423302133297844372.post-69486084978049265412010-04-16T11:50:27.849-04:002010-04-16T11:50:27.849-04:00You are SO blessed to have such a close-knit famil...You are SO blessed to have such a close-knit family. Both my husband's and my family are the poster-families for dysfunction. OH, to have a happy family meal with all of them. I can't imagine how wonderful that must be.<br />However, my husband and I are striving and praying to change history, starting with us!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423302133297844372.post-71277011050045099182010-04-16T11:24:56.746-04:002010-04-16T11:24:56.746-04:00I love family dinner time! My husband works from 2...I love family dinner time! My husband works from 2PM to 10:30PM but me and my boys always sit down together! It's a blast! When my hubby is home on the weekends we eat together always. It is a shame that family time isn't valued as it should be. I love that there are so many women out there who stand up for family!! Keep it up ladies!!NJohnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16974562071071088463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423302133297844372.post-87058610991792428032010-04-16T11:23:59.035-04:002010-04-16T11:23:59.035-04:00Thank you for this beautiful post. It is so true....Thank you for this beautiful post. It is so true...some of my most treasured memories are those of us gathered around the table.<br /><br />May God bless you!Rachel @ Finding Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06217317211649327419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423302133297844372.post-69228634741520611762010-04-16T09:28:44.824-04:002010-04-16T09:28:44.824-04:00My husband leaves for work at 5pm M-F so I have su...My husband leaves for work at 5pm M-F so I have supper on the table at 4:30pm so we can eat together as a family. This also keeps the kids from filling up on snacks when they get home from school. Most of their activites don't start until 5pm or after so we have already had our supper and we can avoid the drive thru like most families. My husband and I are determined to make family time a priority even though his work schedule is not ideal.Teresanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423302133297844372.post-88615082851580511262010-04-16T09:00:10.556-04:002010-04-16T09:00:10.556-04:00I was the youngest of 4 (by many years). By age 1...I was the youngest of 4 (by many years). By age 12 I was the only one left at home. We really didn't sit down and eat together. My mom made dinner, Dad would eat in the his office and my mom and I would plop down together in front of the TV with our food. I turned out OK :) I was bound and determined to have my children closer in age so that it would feel like I was raising them altogether. We generally sit at the table and eat dinner together 5-6 nights a week. We just talk and give lots of reminders about table manners :) 1-2 nights a week we let the boys eat in front of the TV while Dan and I eat alone in the kitchen. The boys think that is really fun.Ingridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12590434481028916480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423302133297844372.post-24335899502296903142010-04-16T08:42:37.531-04:002010-04-16T08:42:37.531-04:00I guess I'm the outsider here lol.
I have an ...I guess I'm the outsider here lol.<br /><br />I have an extremely picky eatter and my husband works a different schedule each day (sometimes not getting home until 9pm) so my son has dinner at 4pm and I spoon feed the baby. Hubby and I eat dinner together once he gets home and we eat sitting on the couch watching TV. We tried the whole eatting at the table thing, but we relax more watching something funny on TV together. Feels kinda like a date every night. That's my 2 cents. :-)Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07608374619855939945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423302133297844372.post-57428756961804995702010-04-16T08:27:21.876-04:002010-04-16T08:27:21.876-04:00I am glad that you made this post. We have dinner ...I am glad that you made this post. We have dinner every night. Even when something is going on that evening, we plan accordingly. My friends are always saying how they need to grab fast food on those busy nights and eat in the car. Since we plan, this occurs MAYBE once a year not every week. I try to explain this, but people don't want to plan. It is easier to go through the drive thru. They are missing alot.Lisa @ Simply Things Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15285947115346093596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423302133297844372.post-45334246838088208902010-04-16T07:59:07.594-04:002010-04-16T07:59:07.594-04:00THank you for this post! We sit down at the dinne...THank you for this post! We sit down at the dinner table most nights of the week w/o tv, phone, etc. We usually don't answer home phone. Dh does have to answer work phone, but it doesn't happen often that it rings. :D <br /><br />Thank you for the link to the devotionals for meal time! I'm checkiing them out to print. :DSherry @ Lamp Unto My Feethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12997081715350310581noreply@blogger.com