Hello Ladies and Gents! How are you all this morning? We are well. Last night we went out as a family to dinner at Pizza-Hut! I can't tell you the last time we did something like that! Actually, I think it was about 10 months ago when we went to Cracker Barrel for breakfast, but even then we had Grandma June with us! It is rather amusing to see our family out to eat! We have been well-trained by Dad to be clever with our money. So during the trip to Cracker Barrel, once we were seated, we all waited to hear the ever faithful "Waters all around!" from Dad. Then, when handed our menus, we dutifully ignored them (or we looked at the pictures of dessert! ;) while Dad and Mama discussed the best way to feed 11 people. I think we ended up by ordering a basketful of biscuits, two side-orders of hash browns, and some ham biscuits. That was divided up between the howling masses. ;) Then Grandma June ordered her meal: a huge breakfast platter. It was so very funny to see her, (who barely eats enough to keep a bird alive) delving into this massive plate of food while the rest of us stared longingly at the empty basket of biscuits. (Cracker Barrel, we found out the hard way that day, doesn't refill your basket. Cheap skates! :) Anyway, last night was different. We went to Pizza Hut, and Dad bought us 4 medium pizzas that were five dollars apiece, and each of us got a trip to the salad bar. (He also bought Pepsi) It made me laugh to see the younger ones who barely knew what to do in a restaurant. They blushed like peonies when the waitress talked to them, kept staring at various things, and Gracie, (who is temporarily, slightly deaf due to fluid in her ears) popped the little button things on the soda-cup lids and crowed loudly and delightedly each time, or else threw a balled up napkin into Sarah's lap and squealed far too loudly. (That only happened once! :) She is usually nicely behaved! :)
I am proud of Dad and the way he has trained us to be thrifty! We hardly ever go out to eat, and last night was all the more special because of it! Thanks Dad! :) -Rachel
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Sounds fun! Wow Rachie, you were up early this morning. I'm proud of you! *smile* See you later today.
ReplyDeleteThis was amazing!!! :)Sounds ever so much like my family!
ReplyDeleteWhen we do go out to eat---which it is rare---we get the lecture about being on our best behavior etc. And then when we go, every one is amazed to see such a lot of kids and we get the stares. :) Hehe. Love it.
Ahh, yes..... the old water's all around.... That made me laugh!!! That's exactly what happens when we go out :) (when we go out!).
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How nice. hee hee, we always get water too.
ReplyDeleteI think I have a reflex reaction issue. Whenever I go to Pizza Hut by myself, I always get caught in the soda cycle. You know, the one that starts by you ordering a soda because it's just you and you can afford it. Then you suck it down extremely fast because you're extremely thirsty. [It's also mostly ice ;) Then they refill your cup and you drink this one slightly slower, though you still finish it before your pizza because you're the kind of person who typically drinks their drink before eating their meal. [If you're me]. This however, causes the waitress to see the empty cup and go fill it again with a slight roll of the eyes in irritation. This cup you push as far across the table as you can because you don't want to drink it down cause they'll bring you another blasted refill. Then you burn your mouth on the pizza and have to take a huge gulp of the drink and almost drain it again. Then the hyper-focused waitress brings you another one as she mutters something about "should've brought you a two liter". Etc., Etc......
ReplyDeleteThen as you sit there twitching at the table and feeling stalked by the refill-obsessed waitress, some forgotton instinct in the back of your mind causes you to jump up and shout, "WATERS ALL AROUND!" so loudly that you scare the waitress to death and the inevitible refill gets spilled all over you. ;)
hee-hee :)
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