Visitation On A Hectic Schedule
Posted by: Maureen | January 17, 2012 | No Comments
My daughter’s dad (Keith) works all kinds of crazy hours, and often works weekends, which can make visitation a bit of a nightmare. He also lives an hour away, so it’s not easy to just pop by.
In an effort to be sure Rebecca gets quality time with her dad, we are very accommodating with his schedule. Once, we even let Rebecca take a few days off school to spend time with him. Perhaps you think that is irresponsible, but I think the time with her dad is invaluable.
Recently, Keith had one day off on the weekend, and he wanted to spend time with Rebecca, so he asked if he could come for a visit at our house. My answer, of course, was “Of course!”
Keith arrived , with his son, just in time for lunch. Everyone happened to be home that weekend, so we all had lunch together. After lunch, he got a tour of our new music room AKA: the basement. It just happens to have a lot of instruments in it; thanks Santa!
He happily listened to their “music” and played along. Then, he and the kids put on protective glasses and pulled out the nerf guns. Our house was a full-on war zone for a while.
I made everyone Shrek shakes (basically a vanilla shake with peppermint extract and some green food colouring – a recipe the girls made at their PC Cooking Class) so they could take a breather, and before he left, he got roped into building bunk beds with Tom.
When he and his son left, I was happy that our home could be so comfortable for them.
This past weekend, when I was picking up Rebecca, her brother wanted to come too. Maybe, one day, he will feel comfortable enough to come for a sleep over with his sister in her new bunk beds!
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