Phipps Feeding Fiasco

The experience Today when I called Ogre to go to dinner, he said he wanted to eat somewhere quick because he had a lot of work to do.  First off, Mina eating and quick has never been compatible.  I did, however, choose a close restaurant since that cuts down on overall going out to eat [...]

The experience It’s Halloween today and this is a BIG deal at Casa Phipps.  Knowing that we’d be making dinner at home created a do or die situation for breakfast or lunch.  Seeing how I would be rounding this morning, I was out for breakfast for sure, so we decided to try and do lunch with Benji.  Fortunately, I was able to [...]

The experience I have been wanting to go to Crate and Barrel to buy my friends’ wedding present and we had to go today since tomorrow is Halloween and the wedding is Saturday (way to go, procrastination!).  Our choices down there were either Wild About Harry’s orMomo’s.  We love Momo’s, but we thought the kids [...]

The experience Tonight Grace had to go back to work at the hospital in Dallas so we decided we’d eat somewhere south today. Grace has had her eye on Pluckers ever since she saw the billboard off Lovers that advertised the place with the midsections of some overweight men in tighty whiteys with the slogan “Bodies [...]

The experience Yesterday, prior to our trip to Jasmine, Mina said she wanted to go to Sushi Awaji.  Seeing how that it is against the rules to go back a second time we had to say no.  She was devestated so we promised we would go this evening. Sometime this morning, Grace had apparently waken [...]

The experience If you recall, we tried to go to Picasso’s Pizza and Grill over the weekend, but Ogre’s GI illness prevented us from trying it out.  It’s probably a good thing that we decided to just skip it entirely because Ogre would have been excessively sorry had he missed this meal!  Ogre has been wanting [...]

The experience If you’re a regular reader of this blog or know us, you’ve probably picked up on the fact that Ogre is totally wrapped around Mina’s finger.  He cannot stand to see her upset, crying, or hurt.  All three of those things happened yesterday when she told him she wanted to eat at “Lovehorns” with him [...]

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 It was an easy choice today since we’d be right around the corner.  We decide on the very-well-known-to-be-kid-friendly The Purple Cow.  Benji and Ogre would be meeting us there.  Mina immediately commented on the train above and the decor behind the counter.  She also noticed the jukebox in the corner, but said she [...]

The experience Mina was starting Young Chef’s Academy today and I had to pick her up at 5 so it would be an early dinner. I would be out at Preston and Spring Creek, so I figured I’d find something there.  I didn’t bother to look before I left.  The kids and I would be [...]