go days on end without seeing her when they were little. they would be in bed asleep by the time she got home and up and gone in the morning before they were out of bed. now that they are older they may still be awake at night and she gets our son up and takes him to school (once school starts) because she can drop him off on the way in to work.
so, family meals are a bit different during this time. whatever we have for dinner is what she will eat for lunch or dinner the next day at work. i have learned to fill her divided container 