Game Night at Our House

When my children were in elementary school I remember one evening for some strange reason our TV wouldn't work, no sound. As things were a little tough at that time we were unable to take it for repair. How weird no TV!

So trying to be creative, I had an idea of starting a game night. Every Wednesday evening after supper and when everything was cleaned up we all would gather round the table and to play a table game. It seemed quite unnatural at first but once we got into it, it became so much fun. We always made sure everyone participated, though that was the whole idea.

Why not try it? Pick one night of the week, turn everything off, some soft music in the background is okay, and everyone gather around the table and play a game. Of course, it doesn't have to be a board game, any game is fine. The idea is to keep it going every week at the same day and time.

It is great for family life today as you get to spend quality time with your loved ones and it is a time to laugh which is good for your body health. You may have a bit of a struggle getting everyone together for an hour or two at first but keep to a specific day and time each week and it will be so natural before you know it and everyone will thank you for it.

Guess what? Well, after about a month we took the TV for repair. Would you like to know why it wouldn't work? My son apparently found a nail and put it in the little hole where earplugs would go. That's why no sound would come out.

Sure was a good thing to happen though, that quality time is so important in family life today.

No Blues On Laundry Day

Most of us have one regular day we do the laundry. To take the Blues away try mixing it up a bit. Try these tips. You may find you will have the opportunity to do something with your family you normally would miss out on doing.

• Pick an alternate day to the one you have now to do laundry and switch from week to week. This will give you time to do the things on that day that you were not able to do before.

Don’t try to do everything on the same day – split the chore in two.

• One day - remove stains, soak soiled clothes, mend clothing that need buttons, etc. and sort the clothing for wash day.
• On the second day - wash, dry, fold and hang clothes and put away.

How to sort clothes:

• Separate by colour and fabric.
• Keep all whites together, all medium colours together and all black or dark items together
• You will probably need a load for very lightweight items, light and medium colours can go together, read labels.
• Be careful with deep colours like reds, dark colours and blacks. These will most likely run in water so they need to be washed separately.
• Sometimes it is only the first time they are washed that they will run.
  
• Read the washing labels on the clothing items. It will tell you if you can:
• Wash in tub (machine) also temperature or if it needs to be washed by hand.
• If you can dry it in the dryer or if you need to hang it to dry.
• If ironing is needed and it is safe to iron.
• You must read label as some labels will say Dry Clean Only or Hand Wash Only.
• Whites can usually be washed in hot water, however many people wash everything in cold water to save on energy.
  
• Buy appropriate detergent for hot or cold water. Cheapest is not always the best as some are not good on stains.
  

Get the whole family involved with different tasks. You will see your family will learn from the experience and also it will give you all more time to have together to do things in family live today.

Yummy Tuna Sandwiches For Family Life

Tuna Melts - Here is a yummy dish that can serve crowd in family life today. I discovered this yummy recipe in the Fish Food recipe book.

1 loaf french bread cut in half lengthwise
1/2 C salted peanuts, chopped
2 6 1/2 oz cans tuna
1/2 C plain yogurt
1 8 oz pkg cream cheese, softened
1 T lemon juice
1/2 C green pepper, chopped
2 C shredded cheddar cheese

Toast bread under broler until lightly browned and remove from broiler. Turn oven to 350 degrees. Mix tuna, cream cheese, yogurt, pepper, nuts and lemon juice. Spread filling on long bread slices to edges; springkle with shreeded cheese. Bake 10 minutes or until cheese is melted. Cut in pieces of desired size. Serves 10-12.

Copywright: 1990 Judith Ann Bosley - Fish Food