Friday, November 14, 2008

writing this post made me hungry, even though i just ate...

josh came home a day early!! yeah! micah and rowan were glued to his side for the first hour. then they let him change clothes, and we went out for a late supper at the string bean, a family-owned home cookin' restaurant in dallas. i am one of those people who orders the same thing every place i go, so i surprised myself and our waitress (an old family friend - 'old' as in she's been a family friend for a long time) by ordering something completely different. i had smoked sausage and onion quiche and a cup of black bean soup. now, if i had deviated from my norm and been disappointed, it would've ruined my mood for the whole evening. sadly, i'm not exaggerating that much. but that wasn't the case; the quiche was delicious, the soup rocked, and my tummy is happy. the kids ate well, too; micah had a corny dog and mac & cheese, and rowan ate some of her mac, some of her corny dog sans corny, some spinach and some mashed taters. rowan is such a good eater right now, and micah's going through a bit of a sparse-eating phase, so i was happy that she ate so much. oh, and rowan is drinking through a straw now, and at dinner he finished a whole 6 oz. cup of water by himself. this may not be unusual, but i'm accustomed to micah's drinking habits, which are to take one tiny sip of beverage for every nine or ten bites of food, and to go hours without drinking anything at all, despite my shoving cups of water or milk or juice in her face all the time!

we had the best day yesterday! we went over to one of my best friends' house in the late morning for a la leche league meeting, then stuck around to play and eat lunch afterwards. her kids and mine are close in age and are best buds, so we took them all down to a playground near her house and let them run wild. got lots of cute pictures. after the park, we all went to a BBQ place in dallas for dinner and more fun! it's so very nice to spend time with families who have similar parenting styles, and with whom i have so much in common!

this afternoon we were supposed to join another close friend and her kiddos for a playdate at a park in lewisville, but darn it, m & r still have drippy noses... they are at the tail-end of their colds, and it was windy and chilly out today, so i chose not to get them out in the elements and expose them to other kids. (again, i am learning... it is not the end of the world to cancel your plans if the kids aren't up to it. hannah is growing up.)

hannah is also very, very...very happy to have husband back home.

and because i loooove making lists, here are my usual orders at restaurants around town:

JG's: turkey bacon club sandwich and sweet tea
chick-fil-a: chicken sandwich no pickle, fries, sweet tea
jack-in-the-box: chicken sandwich, mozzarella sticks, fries, root beer
corner bakery: DC chicken salad sandwich and a dr. pepper
red hot & blue: pulled chicken platter w/ hush puppies and cole slaw, dr. pepper
the string bean (until tonight): chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes and corn, sweet tea
any chinese food place: sesame chicken with fried rice
highland park cafeteria: brisket, sweet potatoes, okra, sweet tea
chili's: black bean burger, steamed veggies, dr. pepper
cosmic cup (i know it's cosmic cafe now, but i hate change): nan and hummus,herban renewal, mango lassi
cafe brazil: black bean, mozzarella & spinach crepes, dr. pepper
amigos: mexican lasagna and root beer
kebab n' kurry: navrattan korma, nan, dr. pepper

that's all i can think of right now... pictures of our fun day yesterday to come.

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