Saturday, August 9, 2008

Birthday Dinner or Not?!

"This post was written for Parent Bloggers Network as part of a sweepstakes sponsored by Burger King Corp."
Dinner out with the kids? Well, My story is not that interesting anymore, but back when we had a revolving door of children, we had a two year old who never acted sick or anything. We had gone for a nice birthday dinner for my husband, to a beautiful sit down restaurant. Not even before we ordered, had this child threw up all over the table. YUCK!! I mean it was everywhere, the table, the floor, and the seat. I took him to the bathroom, and cleaned him up and came back to the table, thinking we were done. Not even close. He proceeded to throw up again. I, of course, was a lot younger and aggravated, because I had to leave to take him home. I didn't want to leave. I really just wanted to stay and enjoy my husband's birthday dinner. I just prayed he would not throw up in my new car on the way home. My husband and family ended up cleaning up the mess at the table and floor because the staff at the restaurant wouldn't. They stayed and enjoyed the rest of the meal, (weird as it was) and I went home to tend to a sick child.
Now, there is no magic. We only have one child, so eating out is relatively easy-going on us. We really enjoy the good time together and have fun. No more going out if someone is even remotely sick or says they have a tummy ache though.
On Friday for example we had a nice lunch with Daddy at BK!! This is by far Daddy's favorite fast food restaurant and they know him by name and order at the one by his work most days. Sad, huh!!
(I know I have never done this type of post before, but I just thought I would give it a try.)

1 comment:

Secret Mom Thoughts said...

Eww! Sick kids stink. I'm glad everyone else enjoyed dinner. It always seems like it is the moms who tend to the sick kids though.