December 29, 2007

Well, I got most of the laundry done today. I still need to sweep and mop the kitchen floor. The bathrooms need to be cleaned and the whole house needs to be vacuumed and dusted. I've got two more days to do that. I also want to get the tree taken down and Christmas put away. I would like to not have to do stuff like that on my last day off work.

Tonight we stopped at Michael's work's old building so he could get some electrical boards they still have there. Then, we drove to Chesterfield and had supper at The Old Spaghetti Factory. We got there soon enough we only had to wait about 15 minutes.

It was a good meal. I love that place. Funny thing happened, though. A waiter other than ours brought out our entrees. He gave the kids their plates and then as he picked up mine and switched it from the serving tray to the table my food just slipped right off of it onto the floor. I didn't even realize it had happened at first. I was turned helping Caleb get settled and turned to my plate and realized it was sitting empty in front of me. I didn't remember eating any of it, but it was gone... all over the floor.

They were very apologetic and got me a fresh plate very quickly. I used to work in restaurants so I know accidents happen. The only thing that kind of got to me was the bus boy came by our table and swept up the noodles and as much as he could. Then he said, "I'll bring you all some paper towels for the rest on the floor."

Michael and I both looked at him because it sounded like he was just going to hand them to us and let us clean it up. Um, no I pay for a service in a restaurant therefore I don't clean. I think he must've just not worded what he meant the right way because he immediately looked embarrassed and said, "Oh and I'll get it cleaned up for you."

In all it was kind of funny how the food just slipped right off the plate. And, no harm done as they had fresh food for me before the mess was even cleaned up. Plus, it was so yummy. I love that restaurant.

After we ate we took the boards to the new building. The salesman that Michael works with was there with his wife and one of his daughters. His wife has been painting all the new walls for them. It's the first time I got to meet her. She works as a T.A. in a B.D. room for Fox School District. I enjoyed talking with her. They got a Wii for Christmas too and we had fun swapping stories about it.

When we got home we played bowling as a family on the Wii. The kids went to bed and then Michael and I played on the Wii for a while. We bowled, played Tennis and then played Carnival games for a while. It was fun.