Dinner Out

Tonight we went out as a family to Marie Calendar's. We had the expected chaos when you take a 3-year old and a toddler out for a sit-still-for-an-hour meal. To make matters worse, we forgot a toy or any other means of distraction for Madison.

Highlights:
The waitress came to get our drink order. I said, "a coke will be fine." Sondra continued with, "I'd like a lemonade." Before she could continue, Emily looked up at the waitress and said, "I'll take a milk!"

Doubling as a prop, Madison used her washcloth as a toy. She stretched from her hair chair and began scrubbing the table as if she worked their. I kid you not, she looked like a 40-year old lady as she stared at that table and wiped it meticulously. The determination in her eyes as she watched her rag move in circles was priceless. After a few rounds with the edge of the table, she began to wash herself in the same manner.

In the middle of the chaos of keeping Maddy entertained and Emily still, I looked at Sondra and said, "You realize we're paying to do this, right?"