我家的餐厅“革命”
<p>晚饭时间，家里的餐桌上却冷冷清清，摆满了垃圾食品。家人还未到齐，已开吃的人则一言不发，狼吞虎咽……过去可不是这样!该做出改变了。</p><p><span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="suppertime">suppertime</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="house">house</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="resembles">resembles</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Leave">Leave</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Beaver">Beaver</span>-<span word="style">style</span> <span word="dinners">dinners</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="yet">yet</span>, <span word="my">my</span> 13-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="friend">friend</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="house">house</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="my">my</span> 15-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="glued">glued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Facebook">Facebook</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="plates">plates</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="anyway">anyway</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="frozen">frozen</span> <span word="fish">fish</span> <span word="sticks">sticks</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="cooked">cooked</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="soggy">soggy</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="fries">fries</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="limp">limp</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="edible">edible</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="canned">canned</span> <span word="corn">corn</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="mushy">mushy</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bagged">bagged</span> <span word="salad">salad</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="expired">expired</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="tired">tired</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="injection">injection</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cucumber">cucumber</span> <span word="slices">slices</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="tomatoes">tomatoes</span>.</p><p><span word="No">No</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="prompt">prompt</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Sarah">Sarah</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="tutor">tutor</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="arrive">arrive</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rattling">rattling</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kitchen">kitchen</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="cease">cease</span>, <span word="offering">offering</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="quiet">quiet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="studious">studious</span> <span word="pair">pair</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="roll">roll</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span>, <span word="Sarah">Sarah</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="eaten">eaten</span>, <span word="she">she</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="screen">screen</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="scraping">scraping</span> <span word="plates">plates</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="digesting">digesting</span> <span word="disappointment">disappointment</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="family">family</span>-<span word="meal">meal</span> <span word="fiasco">fiasco</span>: <span word="crappy">crappy</span> <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="late">late</span> <span word="arrivals">arrivals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="conversations">conversations</span>. <span word="Discouragement">Discouragement</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="aside">aside</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="microwave">microwave</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="dinners">dinners</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shove">shove</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latecomers">latecomers</span>. <span word="Miraculously">Miraculously</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tutor">tutor</span> <span word="arrives">arrives</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boys">boys</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="inhaled">inhaled</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dishwasher">dishwasher</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="loaded">loaded</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kitchen">kitchen</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="clean">clean</span>.</p>
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