One of the things I love about my family is every night we have dinner together, talk about the day, and just spend a little time together. No distraction of the phone, TV, computer, or anything.
We each get to talk about what is going on, even though we all really know because my kids are home taught. We have a close relationship with our kids and are very involved in their lives from, obviously, school, coaching their baseball and softball teams, and being a part of their girl scout troop and church events.
I love being this involved with my family, but I still like to know that every night at 5:30, I will be sitting down with my family and eating dinner. It gives me a goal, a finish line, a cheering crowd that I know I can count on day in and day out.
I love my family and look to them everyday as support! They are my rock and without them, I know I wouldn't be the same. I want to make sure my family understands that they come first, yes there are times that it does look like (to them) that real estate does come first, but I promise them it doesn't. If comes down to a closed listing or a band concert, even though my ears may bleed, I will be the biggest and loudest person clapping at the end of that band concert!
So go have dinner with your family, you maybe surprised what you can learn in 30 minutes everyday!
Todd Clark - broker
Kastings & Associates
Phone: (503)524-9494
Fax: (503)622-8739
Todd Clark and the Friendly Home Team
Knipe Realty
Todd@IFoundYourNewHome.com
Phone: (503)524-9494
Fax: (503)622-8739
I am a licensed Realtor who specializes in Washington County, Oregon and also work in both Clackamas and Multnomah Counties including the cities of Aloha, Beaverton, Canby, Clackamas, Gladstone, Gresham, Happy Valley, Hillsboro, Milwaukie, Oregon City, Sherwood and Tigard.
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"The Family Who Eats Together Stays Together" :)
Fantastic! We actually use are dining room. Not just for holidays!!!
Your Friend in Charlottesville, Virginia!
Todd,
We do the same...sports permitting...and boy do we have some lively discussions at meal time...there is virtually no topic we haven't kicked around! Thanks, Fran
Todd, I agree that meal time is precious but when our oldest hit 9th grade, that is where I saw the 5:30 timeline fall apart. We shifted to her schedule and had dinner at 7, then when the next child hit high school we shifted to his schedule too. It all fell apart one sad day when we put four burgers on the grill and realized, too late when the burgers were done, that there were five of us present. It was sad, but we laughed anyway. :( I don't remember who found an alternate meal, probably me.
Justin - That is the saying and I have to say we are a pretty close family!
Katerina - I know my kids are huge steps ahead! But, I love the fact that the kids don't ever even argue that we eat together, it just isn't an issue.
Justin - That is the saying and I have to say we are a pretty close family!
Katerina - I know my kids are huge steps ahead! But, I love the fact that the kids don't ever even argue that we eat together, it just isn't an issue.
Bryant - Thanks! That means a lot to me.
Naoma - Just set the time and tell your clients that you are busy during that time, I have never had a problem with a client that didn't understand. If I did, I would drop the client in a heartbeat! FAMILY FIRST!
Missy - We have even figured that out! A lot of time we arrive at the sporting events early and have a BBQ.
Steve - We have also, we have many 4:30 dinners now during the spring baseball season.
Debbie - I don't cook unless we are BBQing, we don't want any deaths in the family. (LOL)
Christine - My kids do help cook, my job is to stay out of the kitchen.
Candy - I think if it gets to that point, we may have family lunches. Since we home school, this is very possible.
Patricia - We are the only family that I know that does it and even my kids' friends don't get it.
Fran - Same here, it is a lot of fun at times!
Linda - I'm glad to call you friend also and I miss you here in the rain and we need to connect up.
Elaine - That isn't a bad idea! The only thing is that we know what they did all day, but it can't hurt to see what they thought it was.
Jason - Thanks, I'm glad to be on the wrap up!
Susan - I think we will find away or have the family lunch, but we have had many a BBQ at the baseball diamond.
Maria - Start now, it is never too early. My wife started doing this even before kids!
Don - I think it is difficult, but we do what we can. Sometimes it is just a sacrifice that you have to make no matter what.
Todd: the best memories I have in life are those wonderful times around the dinner table. Our family loved to talk about everything. The biggest challenge we had was getting a word in...
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