Tina has spent Monday and Tuesday working from her new home office and just loves it. Not only is the workspace great, but the added personal touches, Bose CD player and Digital TV set up have allowed her to work efficiently and comfortably in the office. This was a set up she could get used to for the long term. Having Angelica home with her was also a nice bonus. She had thought she’d be a stay at home Mom, but had to admit she was glad to be back at work. This added time with her daughter gave her the best of both worlds. She has a dilemma for Thursday, one of the financial backers in New York and has booked a lunch meeting with Tina so they needed to make arrangements for Angelica to have a sitter for a few hours while she attended the meeting. Like clockwork Bette was home by 4:30 each day. She spends some time unwinding with Angelica before starting dinner. They usually eat at about 6:30 each night.

Bette: T, dinner is ready.

Tina: Okay, be there in a minute.

Angelica: Hungry Momma.

Bette: Momma is hungry too. We just need to wait for Mommy then we can eat.

Tina: Mommy is here so let’s eat.

Tonight is a very traditional style meal: homemade mashed potatoes with gravy, baked chicken and peas. They were delighted to find that Angelica ate peas so well.

Tina: This is what you call comfort food, thanks babe.

Angelica: Good Momma. Thank you.

Bette: You are welcome baby and so are you T. How was your day today, T?

Tina: Another good day at the office, the egos stayed mostly in check, so no fire fighting today. I did have a conference call with one of the investors. He’s in New York this week and he’s requested a lunch meeting on Thursday. I booked it, but not sure if we can get Vera to sit during the week.

Bette: Do you have a time and location?

Tina: Yes, actually it’s at The Rockefeller Center, the same place where we ate. I chose something familiar and made a reservation for 1pm.

Bette: Oh that will be easy then. Just bring her to me at about 12:30, after she’s had lunch. She’ll nap for most of the time. Call me when you’re on your way back and you can come by to get her. Don’t rush lunch, if it takes several hours, just text me and I’ll just bring the baby home when I leave.