unplugging

I was going to draft a post this afternoon on the topic of family meals (my strategies for making mealtimes "fun" and getting a variety of foods down my little one's hatches-- including the roasted root veggies pictured above) but a friend sent me this link about a "sabbath" from the online world and I thought how brilliant. In fact, I just might unplug as soon as the school bus rumbles around the bend this afternoon. As someone who has a hard time not checking my own email during family meal times (when I hear the distant ding of an email coming in), I am trying hard not to let my computer get the best of me. And so, from sundown tonight through sundown Saturday, I am going to unplug. I am looking forward to it.

But, before logging off, I thought those of you who joined in the FB discussion about making something separate for your kids would get a kick out of this post from After Words. You are not alone in feeling frustrated at times about making food and then having little noses turned up at it! I'll post my ideas on this topic soon...