Oddly school breaks lead to us having fewer meals together. Actually, we have fewer meals. Everyone seems to eat as they choose. Sean and I have actually gone out with friends a number of nights. We even went to the movies.
Instead, we spend different time around the table. Last night and tonight we introduced the kids to a new (old) TV show, "Whose Line Is It Anyway." It's the show "where everything's made up, and the points don't matter." Sean and I discovered it when we were first married. We watched the BBC version on a tiny TV in our Jerusalem apartment. We continued to watch when the show came to the US, and, last night, rediscovered it. We started with bloopers (not G rated) then moved on to full episodes. It's both amazingly intelligent and wonderfully juvenile all at once. It led to conversations about the Rat Pack and Sammy Davis Junior, about what's appropriate on television, censorship, and lots and lots of laughter.
Not every time around the table needs to be erudite, but it's great when it combines with lots of fun.
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