We went down to the in-laws' house for Thanksgiving this year. Only a two hour drive, and we get to see the grandparents, an uncle, and some other friends/family. The shopping down there is good too, so we don't complain. In the past, my mother-in-law has put out a huge spread. She cooks for days, decorates like a magazine is covering the dinner, and wears herself out. This year, we decided to all go out to eat.
While I was happy that we could save ourselves, mostly my mother-in-law, the prep work and cleaning up, I was very nervous.
First, we had to time it carefully. Early enough so that the three year-old wouldn't be too tired from no nap. Late enough for G's meds to kick in, early enough so they wouldn't be worn off. We ended up with 2 pm.
Where to go? Nowhere quiet, that's for sure! We ended up at a high-end barbecue restaurant. Laid back, but yummy food.
G and J don't like to sit for very long. They aren't good at waiting for food to come and for people to finish eating. They don't sit and look around. They don't just hang out and color or read. How to solve this problem? Again, we looked to Steve Jobs. An iPhone/iPad each, and we had two hours of delightful food and conversation.
All in all, it was a great meal. Very low stress. I was anxious about one thing. How do we look to all the other parents when we simply hand our children electronic devices? Screen time is a whole other blog post, or ten.
But I was very thankful for my family, friends, food, and phone.
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