Families are the compass that guide us. They are the inspiration to reach great heights, and our comfort when we occasionally falter. -- Brad Henry

Thursday, April 2, 2015

Dinner Date

I'm slowly trying to schedule dates with each child again like I used to.  We dress up and go downtown to a nice sit down restaurant (with a coupon, of course), and enjoy one-on-one conversation.  The rules are they have to talk with me and they have to try something they've never eaten before.  The date with my son was last month, and the date with my youngest was just a few days ago.  Here's the story of the date with her...

We head downtown, park, and walk into the restaurant.  As we looked over the menu, she realized there weren't any kids items.  So we ask the waitress if they have a childrens menu, and the response was "we can usually accomodate any palate, like chicken fingers or grilled cheese."

I ordered a soup & salad combo, then when it was the little one's turn, she said "steak, please".  I looked at her and asked if she was sure, and she said, "Yep.  I like a good juicy steak."  So, that's what she got, all $31.00 of it.  Good thing my coupon was for $25.00 off.  Her new item to try was mushrooms, and she really liked them.  I got one bite of steak and one bite of the sauted mushrooms, and that was it.  The little toot ate the entire filet mignon.

Our table was right by a window looking onto Main St., so we enjoyed watching all the people walking by.  Afterwards, she wanted to go for ice cream.  I again used another coupon, but it was fun.  She was a cute date.