On Sunday, July 28, 2013 10:05:05 AM UTC-7, Ophelia wrote:

>
> Not only would they help they would take all the work off me completely if I
> allowed) At them moment it is just one son and his wife but at Christmas
> when all the family were home, I was given the job of overseeing while they
> did all the work As I said, they are not just visitors, they are family)
>
> If
> we rarely saw or spoke them it might be different, but we see them fairly
> often and speak regularly so it isn't a rare meeting we are talking about.
> We don't actually have a lot of catching up to do, it is just lovely to have
> them around. I love to cook for them and from what they say, they love my
> cooking) They help out with the meal in various ways but I prefer to cook
> it myself.
>

Ah, your children are certainly used to your habits while cooking for them. And you obviously feel no pressure to keep them "entertained."