The Game

I like to make my Partner in Crime want to come home to me. I want him to be excited to come home to me, his wife, and his kids. I want him to feel a sense of peace and calm when he walks in the door. However we have 5 punk kids. Peace and calm are hard to come by! Still want him to feel wanted, needed and loved. So we play a game. About 15 minutes before Dad gets home, we do a quick clean of the living room. Then as I am finishing up dinner (I like dinner either done or just about there when he gets home) I send the girls to watch for their Dad. They stand at the door looking out the little side window for his car to pull up. When he does the burst out and race to be the first to hug him. He is a good sport; he hugs one, kisses another, gives one his lunch box and hugs the other when he gets in the house, so they all get to be the “first” at something. It is a wonderful start to a crazy night; he is always smiling as he walks in the door with his little girls surrounding him