Phipps Feeding Fiasco

The experience It was another on the fly decision for what to eat today.  I had to round this morning.  Ogre doesn’t really like breakfast, so I tell him I’m okay with lunch since I had a pumpkin loaf slice and coffee this morning.  We decide to have Asian food and Ogre heads to The [...]

The experience As you may know, I worked last night and I would be going to a continuing medical education work function tonight; eager to participate in another feeding fiasco, I sacrificed sleep to have a breakfast date with my two favorite guys, Benji and Ogre.  I gave Ogre a couple of suggestions and we [...]

The experience It would be another long night for Dr. Mom, so Mr. Mom would be on his own again this evening.  I decided on Balls Hamburgers, a local hamburger joint I used to frequent on occasion at one of my previous jobs. Mina had decided on the way home from school that she didn’t want [...]

The experience Tonight I’m working again!  We thought we’d hit a brunch spot so I can participate in our daily grind.  We decide to go to Alo, a place we discovered last Mother’s Day.  On Mother’s Day, we wanted to go to La Duni (my absolute FAVORITE brunch spot), but realized that it was reservation only and that they only [...]

The experience I have been wanting to get together with my good friends, Ashish and Reina, to hear about their recent international travel.  We were finally able to coordinate our schedules for dinner tonight.  I left it up to them to decide where we’d have dinner.   They are both vegetarian, so I wanted to make [...]

The experience We were reminded a week or so ago about a great little local spot here in Plano by one of the comments we received.  We decided that tonight (a Friday) would be a great night to go so that we wouldn’t have to battle others going out in Dallas or even some of [...]

The experience Dr. Mom was away again this evening, so after a late nap for Benji, it was off to dinner. Dusty was joining us and he was in luck; we were going for burgers at Scotty P’s at Firewheel. Grace mentioned we should try a low-key burger joint or two so now was as [...]

The experience If any of you have children who are into Dora the Explorer, then you will know about “El Dia Especial.”  Well, today is Mina’s El Dia Especial; she had a great week at school, ate her veggies well all week, and she’s been doing a great job practicing her reading.  We planned to surprise [...]

The experience Mommy, M.D. was working an overnight shift at the hospital again and I had a Tom Petty concert to attend so, dinner was early this evening  (Oma and Grandpoo were babysitting) .  That also meant staying in the area.  Grace suggested Pho Que Huong before she left for work.  Sounds like a plan. We arrived [...]

The experience The plan was perfect. Grace was working overnight at the hospital and we were trying to get more restaurants from Dallas into the mix. So not only would I add another Dallas restaurant, I would get some husband brownie points for delivery dinner to my overworked wife. So, first, me and the kids [...]