Hi desirae,

What a great thing to post about! I believe that anything one can do to help nurture the bonds in a family is worth doing.

I spent many dinners alone(I'm even from a large family)as a child or didn't even eat at all. Occassionally I'd be invited to the neighbors and was shocked they were all sitting at the table together-- at the same time! I couldn't believe it-- I thought that was just done in "Hollywood"-- TV and movies. That's when I decided, when I have a family that's what we are going to do...... and.... we have done just that. We(hubby and two sons)have talked about anything and everything and have gotten to know each other in ways I don't think we would have otherwise.

Good luck to you in keeping up this tradition!

desirae and Ms. Baily--