Everybody take a minute to mark off September 24th on your calendars to dedicate that evening to a nice family dinner with your kids! 

In South Dakota, Governor Mike Rounds has proclaimed September 24th, 2007 as Family Day - A Day to Eat Dinner with Your Children, a promotional activity designed to encourage parental involvement as a way to prevent substance abuse in youth of South Dakota.

This promotion is nationwide and you can find out more information online at http://www.casafamilyday.org/.

Taking dinner time off is always a bit tricky for REALTORS as that is the time when most clients get off work and naturally want to view homes.  However, I encourage everyone to make a special effort to schedule some family time and find out how their kids are doing in school, in sports, who their friends are this year, what subjects they like best, who their favorite bands are, etc.  In other words - just take a night off to count your blessings!