It's a funny thing. The very first post on this blog, way back in September 2010 by Sue, was a lament about Bento boxes, cookie-cutter shaped sandwiches, and love notes from mom tucked in among the theme toothpicks.
We didn't know how good we had it. Pinterest's huge popularity was still a year away. Bento boxes weren't the half of it, folks.
However, we all adapted. In January 2013 Sue moved on, and Nicole and Hannah joined the site. We added more recipes. We tried not to notice that people were taking the time to make Chewbacca out of pasta:
As time passed, we all got into the routine. Some kids moved on to bigger schools where they could buy lunch. Other kids started helping to pack their own, or developed preferences that made packing lunches easy (if not mentally stimulating).
We started finding it tough to come up with new topics. There are so many options for finding lunch ideas online now, that this space has become kind of redundant.
After much discussion, we've made the decision to finally bring lunch to an end.
It's been fun, and we've loved putting this together for you. The blog will still be here and we hope that both long-time readers and parents new to the packed lunch game will find laughs, tips, and comfort in our stories.
Here are some of our favourite posts:
Home for a Lunch
High School Confidential
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme
Slow Like Molasses
Roasting
Honeydew and Lemons
On behalf of all the Ladies, past and present, thank you. Thank you for reading, for sharing your own suggestions for lunches, and for offering your comments and feedback.
I'll miss you guys! You always had great ideas and, more importantly, a healthy sense of humour towards the lunch-making drugery. Will be thinking of all four of you in the many, many lunch-making hours to come. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteOMFG, Chewbacca out of pasta. Every once in a while, my husband goes away and I tuck a comic cut out of the paper into my kids' lunches. Along with their lunchable. :) See you on the Twitters. xoxoxoxo
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