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the evening shift

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-eight years and a million words

We've developed a routine for dealing with the complexities of getting Ken fed, bathed and into bed. It goes like this:

~18:00 I stop whatever I'm doing and come out to the living room to take care of Kenny while Mari makes dinner. Typically, I play with him, read to him, show him some nature videos, and generally spend "quality time". Mari makes "quality dinner". Without fail. I don't know how.

~18:40 We eat. I'll have set up the high chair with its spray mat, and I'll have filled the bathtub with hot water.

19:00 I tell Kenny, "Five minutes. Washing our hair in five minutes." and go hop in the shower.

19:10 Mari brings Kenny to me, and I bathe him.

19:45 Mari puts Kenny to bed. I do the dishes and get back to work.