On Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:11:08 -0700 (PDT), merryb >
wrote:

>When I was a kid, we always had dinner as a family, and I still think
>it's important- my dad insisted on dinner at 6:30! I recently heard
>that most families do not eat dinner together, and I find that rather
>sad. I do understand that with conflicting schedules that is not an
>option, but if it's possible, it's a good time to catch up on the day.
>How about you- is it important to you to dine as a family?

Growing up we ate supper as a family, and sometimes my father worked
late so we waited for him to arrive home. When I was married we ate
supper together, whoever was going to be late tha other waited. Now
my cats keep me on an even tighter schedule, they have built in atomic
clocks.