[00:00.01]20-1  Quality Time ACT I
[00:03.84]Where's Mom?
[00:05.25]She went to a school-board meeting.
[00:08.22]I don't know how she does it.
[00:09.41]She sure keeps busy.
[00:11.22]It's important to her.
[00:13.85]There are lots of places to go,
[00:15.56]lots of things to do.
[00:17.87]She can't sit around and do nothing.
[00:20.46]Philip works late.
[00:22.53]I guess you're right.
[00:24.69]I wish I had her energy.
[00:27.92]Anybody home?
[00:29.04]We're in here, Dad.
[00:32.11]Oh. Hi, gang.
[00:34.39]Hello, Philip.
[00:35.33]How was your day?
[00:37.26]My day was just fine.
[00:39.75]So was my night.
[00:41.15]It's almost ten o'clock.
[00:42.74]Mmm. I'm starving.
[00:45.10]Um ... where's Mom?
[00:47.08]She went to a school-board meeting.
[00:48.85]There's a note for you on the refrigerator.
[00:51.89]Oh?
[01:28.78]Did you have dinner, Robbie?
[01:29.81]Yeah.
[01:30.63]Mike and I had a hamburger at the diner.
[01:32.52]I came home a little while ago.
[01:35.09]You've been working late
[01:36.09]almost every night this week, Dad.
[01:37.71]Aren't you exhausted?
[01:40.30]I don't have time to be exhausted.
[01:42.77]You and Mom haven't had dinner together with us
[01:44.90]in almost a full week.
[01:46.66]Yeah,
[01:47.85]I feel bad
[01:48.50]about us not having dinner with the family,
[01:49.89]but our schedules are so different.
[01:52.75]Either I'm at the hospital doing paperwork,
[01:54.56]or Mom is at a committee meeting.
[01:57.09]I frankly don't know what to do about it.
[02:01.33]I'm worried about you and Mom.
[02:03.65]You really have been working too hard.
[02:06.36]Well,
[02:07.20]I think I've had enough of that sandwich.
[02:08.99]You didn't finish it.
[02:14.06]It's not good to eat before going to bed.
[02:17.97]A cookie can't hurt, though.
[02:19.43]Well,
[02:21.89]I'm heading off for bed
[02:22.84]and a good night's sleep.
[02:25.56]Well, good night.
[02:26.96]Good night, Son.
[02:30.24]Good night, Dad.
[02:30.76]I'm going to bed.
[02:32.10]Good night, Philip.
[02:34.41]Haven't you finished balancing that checkbook?
[02:36.43]I found another mistake.
[02:39.36]I'll be off to bed myself in a minute.
[02:41.59]OK. Good night.
[02:51.69]I'm really concerned about them,
[02:53.00]Grandpa.
[02:54.38]Concerned about whom?
[02:56.02]About Mom and Dad.
[02:58.02]They hardly ever see each other.
[03:00.39]Dad often works late,
[03:02.08]and Mom has all these committees she's on.
[03:04.69]What do you propose to do about it?
[03:07.21]You have that look in your eye.
[03:09.58]I don't know,
[03:10.95]but there must be a way
[03:12.34]of getting them to spend more time together.
[03:14.92]Quality time.