dream dinner

I have this dream.  It involves dinner.  It consists of a family of five – father, mother and 3 daughters.  There is an entire meal of peace.  Everyone loves all the food on their plate and eats it without complaint or face-making.  There is pleasant conversation at a reasonable volume.  No singing or wild gesturing.  Everyone stays seated and uses utensils.  No one ends up with more food in their hair than in their mouth.  There is no fussing, fighting or tattling.  Manners are innate.  Gastric emissions are neither heard nor smelled.  The whole shebang lasts about 30 minutes.  Everyone earns dessert by eating just enough to sustain life. This charade may one day progress to a venue other than in my own house.

Is that really asking too much?  Dream big, right?  😉