Lunch on Saturday

It's always good to go to lunch, every once in a while, to remind ourselves why we never go out to eat. We thought it would be a good idea to go to lunch on Saturday after spending all morning at the soccer games. The kids were starving. We were tired. We went to Quaker Steak and Lube. Not fine dining by any stretch of the word, but definitely kid friendly and not bad. We were there all of about oh...five minutes before Henry started screaming as he does. We appeased him w/ some crackers and ordered the kids food quickly. He ate for a bit before deciding it would be a GREAT idea to throw everything (and I mean EVERYTHING!) on to the floor. Good-bye napkins, forks, spoons. Good-bye plate, sipee cup, food. You might be asking yourself: How come we didn't stop him??? Well, let me tell you. The kid possesses lightning fast speed and reflexes. Thankfully, there were only two other groups of people around us (it was early). But to add insult to injury, the meal cost us $65.00! Can you believe it? I can't help but ponder the list of things I would have much preferred to spend my $65.00 on. It cost us that much because now we have to buy three kids meals. And, one kids meal is NEVER enough for Owen. That child can throw back some food. And, I don't always get him more but he had just come from playing soccer for 4 hours (straight) so I felt a little guilty that he might be on the verge of starving. So, I got him an appetizer size of chicken tenders. He was still asking for more after eating that and I by then, just wanted out of the restaraunt so, I was OK w/ him starving. During the course of the meal, Henry (after completely clearing our table) wanted down to cruise. He went over to the other people near us, this elderly lady and her youngest son (who was probably 40ish). Anyway, they were really nice and didn't seem to mind that Henry was hanging on their table. At least, they pretended they didn't mind. But, the best part was as we were leaving, this lady grabbed my hand and looked me in the eye and said, (this is the honest to God truth) "Enjoy it. It doesn't last forever." Then I felt like crying. Sheesh. We won't be going again for a while or until Henry is 3.