tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153878925570190221.post6704116172806652059..comments2023-07-21T04:15:43.518-07:00Comments on The Clay Rosary Girl: Prioritizing with My ManSarah Harkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02064673794877417232noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153878925570190221.post-53748737184472386472010-06-18T09:42:02.402-07:002010-06-18T09:42:02.402-07:00The best we can swing around here is a hour a day....The best we can swing around here is a hour a day. Also, my Catholic mother's group here has a babysitting co-op as well. We all trade baby sitting for 4 "points" per hour. This way we can all get out with our hubbies, have reliable help, and not break the bank. It really helps because we never used to go on dates before! :-)Lacy @ Catholic Icinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15661907407686620984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153878925570190221.post-43214714560352121812010-06-16T09:14:05.832-07:002010-06-16T09:14:05.832-07:00wow, especially with a newborn, we hardly ever get...wow, especially with a newborn, we hardly ever get alone time. And when the kids are finally down for the night, I am so exhausted I go to sleep!!! The way I try to look at it is, one day we will have all the time in the world to be alone and talk, but for now, we are at at time in our lives where we have very little time alone and we don't expect it to be any other way. BUT wouldn't a date night be nice once in a while??? !!! I need to find a good teenager babysitter who wants to make some $$.Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11707270767414611333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153878925570190221.post-26807596293954481592010-06-15T17:54:16.413-07:002010-06-15T17:54:16.413-07:00I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks 1...I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks 15 hours is too much to ask! 7 hours sounds do-able. I wish I had more time in the evening when the kids go down, but we only have about a half an hour if they go to bed on time and if Eric doesn't have to go in to work early. Working the night shift really cuts into our alone time. <br />Megan- I like the idea of an hour of "unplugging" just to talk. That was hard to do when Eric wasn't working nights, but it's so important. Good Luck!Sarah Harkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02064673794877417232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153878925570190221.post-91110541495750110252010-06-15T14:15:23.100-07:002010-06-15T14:15:23.100-07:00I'd love to be able to get a couple hours out ...I'd love to be able to get a couple hours out to ourselves once every other week...I think that would be great catch-up time. Some friends and I always say we're going to start a date night kid swap.<br />We have about two hours of quiet each night when the kids go down. We want to start allowing 1 hour for programming and one hour for chit-chat.<br />Now it's time to put all these "plans" into play!Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15342735754081685843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153878925570190221.post-37088819066629350282010-06-15T13:39:07.586-07:002010-06-15T13:39:07.586-07:00Fifteen hours? No way. I would say at least an hou...Fifteen hours? No way. I would say at least an hour a day when you can grab it - could be sitting on the couch gabbing while the kids are asleep or otherwise occupied - but we can't be also watching TV and reading the paper and playing computer games,. So I thinkk 7 hours a week would be good to shoot for.<br /><br />Sometimes, when things get really crunchy, Greg and I meet for lunch while the boys are in school. It is tough to do this with toddlers and babies but perhaps you can do a trade with a nearby family - we take your kids Friday nights and you take our Saturday - that sort of thing.<br /><br />You don't have to spend money. Just hanging out is great.Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16021781602272064901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153878925570190221.post-57586279244777163472010-06-15T12:33:00.058-07:002010-06-15T12:33:00.058-07:00This August is 25 years for us and I'm thinkin...This August is 25 years for us and I'm thinking we've never had 15hrs one-on-one time in a week since the first child was born. I'm guessing 7hrs is good for us since we work together every day.Julie Cragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05040495946170037805noreply@blogger.com