Third Tuesday of the month

J. spent a lot of time playing Dungeons and Dragons when he was younger, really enjoying the storytelling and adventure aspects of it. Over the years he has played with some of the children who have also enjoyed it. (Does it surprise anyone that L. was completely enamoured?) L., G., and Y. also discovered the podcast The Adventure Zone which, if you don't know it, is listening to some brothers play D&D.  So when J. came across a teen D&D night at a local library, those three were all in. 

Which makes the third Thursday of the month a very unusual night in our family. It's also one that everyone looks forward to. Because D&D begins at 6:30, that means that I need to have some sort of easy dinner that is ready much earlier than we normally eat. I've been relying on the crockpot which has the added benefit of no real dinner prep. Those who are going to the library grab a quick meal and head out. That includes K. While he isn't interested in D&D, he is very much interested in the library WiFi and the books. J. takes everyone and uses the time to catch-up on work stuff. 

This leaves me home with H. and R. Instead of trying to make dinner conversation, they have the rare treat of eating dinner while watching a movie. I try to check out something they haven't seen before. They both enjoy their private movie night. Actually tonight, we stared early enough that they got to watch two movies. 

And what do I do? Tonight I curled up in one of our comfy reading chairs with a drink next to me and a cat on my lap and read for two hours. It's not a bad way to spend the evening. 

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jan ranger said…
it is perfect way to spend an evening 😊 yeah you and third tuesdays!!!
2/22/2023 11:52 AM
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