As far as I can remember my grandparents, only my mom's side though, had "shower time". 10pm every night we all knew that they were gonna disappear for a bit, or if you wanted to call you knew they wouldn't answer. This shower time among the married people has trickled down through the generations, and is now the norm among the married in our family.
My mom and dad have been doing it 17 years now...well 17 in march...and it never suprised us kids because that's just how married people "rolled" in our house.
Now I'm married...and 2 1/2 years in we still have shower time together as often as we can. There are lots of sayings like "save water, shower with a soldier"...but that's not the reason we do. It's the only time we are without our boys...well mostly, pregnancy doesn't count :-). Now that both boys are here its become a "date" almost. A time where we can talk with no "little pitchers" around because they are asleep. I am thankful for this time with my husband, and I hope we will continue until we have grandchildren....and then they too will know that the phone won't be answered between the hours of---and---, just like we do with mine.
Such a strange legacy to most people, but the purpose behind it is so simple and important! Every moment counts, and you don't know how many you get.
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