Quality Time Seekers Gifts

"Of course we do things together. Just yesterday I kibitzed while you played solitaire."

"Too crowded. Let's go."

"Can that be right?"

"You know, if it weren't for Penny, we'd never find time like this to connect."

"You go ahead and sleep, girl. I’m sure Philip Roth won’t be offended."

'C'mon! Speed it up! I've got a bottle of wine here that says it's meant to be drunk soon!'

If you're looking for a good time, you'll find it; if you can't find it, it will find you....

'I'm pretty sleepy tonight, Dad - could we just skip ahead to the chase scene?'

Modern camping

"I'd say hi to my favorite teacher, but I think she's enjoying some quiet remote-from-us learning."

"I could have gotten to the top . . . but I wasted all my time in the park."

'Jack wants to stay home and rad books, and I wanted him to take up roller skating, so we compromised.'

'For once can't we all just sit down and eat as a family?'

'Let's have a quiet romantic evening together...we'll turn our cell phones off.'

'Enough is enough, John! You've got to choose. It's either your job or me.'

'Golf is Life (his).'

"Did you get it at Bed, Birch and Beyond?"

"I've got him on vibrate."

'And then Baby Bear said...'

Don't be afraid of criticism. Openly ask for feedback so you can improve service.

"...We don't trust any restaurant that has room for us."

"I work too hard, I think I need to spend more time with the children... Do we have any?"

"... but this is Emily Dickinson and that's a car alarm!"

Think Zero Defects

'Dad, do you really think trying to sell me life insurance counts as quality time?'

'Your evaluation is based on what you do in the next 30 seconds. Go!'

The AdRams Family no.33 - The AdRams family

"There goes Daddy to the park again! And do you know what he does in the park? He sits! That's what he does. He sits! He goes to the park and just sits!"

"Who'd want to Retire...what would you do with your time?...Apart from spend time with your kids...see all those places you always promised you would...be the person you want to be...have a life!"

'I'm enjoying being unplugged.'

'Would you like seconds?'

'It shouldn't take long to wnd up your Aunt's estate. She only left you an alarm clock.'

"Sorry darling, but if Dad has put his blinkers on and is reading the newspaper, it means he doesn't want to be disturbed..."

'I just retired from politics to spend more time with my children -- are you my children?'

Tunnel of sneaking off to check your phone.