Date Night

Once a month or so Richard and I have a date night. We ship Rachel off to one of the sets of grandparents and have the evening through the next day at lunch to ourselves. This sounds romantic, and to start with it is! I usually meet Richard after work and we go out for a special dinner. When we get home though things change and we do house projects. This includes painting rooms, getting ready for a yard sale or cleaning carpets. But it isn't all bad, it just is a perfect opportunity for us. On top of that we usually get to go our for meals, watch a movie and have some real couple time without Rachel interrupting. I mean how do you feel when your three year old asks you "Why were you making the bed jiggle?"