Taking in Dinner

I think "taking in dinner" is a Mormon tradition. Today was my turn to take in dinner to a family whose month old baby is back in the hospital with RSV. When our RS president asked me to bring in a meal, she said, "When the baby was born, I didn't feel like we did enough for the family. This will give us a chance to be of more service."

Since I work until five most days, getting dinner to a family by six isn't the easiest. I woke up early and got Lori Hurst's Crispy Parmesan chicken fixed. (I love that recipe.) I made a raspberry jello salad recipe as well. I left work a half hour early (as we needed to stop by Alda's to take in the garbage can) and arrived home just in time to throw the chicken in the oven. I made ice cream pudding, Alfredo pasta, and thawed rolls from Sunday. I planned how to get everything there without using dishes that would have to be returned. I gathered everything in the car and showed up on their doorstep.

What happened next was pretty funny. The husband said, "Oh, I didn't know you were bringing dinner. We were just eating cold cereal." And they were! I guess he thought that sounded funny so he said, "Oh, this is really just after school snacks (that they were eating at six p.m.- ooookkkay), we're happy to eat what you brought." His wife was in the hospital with the baby. I'm sure she just forgot to tell him that dinner was being brought it.

Funny that I didn't even care they didn't need dinner. I think we bring in dinner to show love, so hopefully they found the love. :-)