Last night we went out to dinner with Marmee. Dinner for a 2 year old. Very easy if there are actually edible things on the menu - in 2 year old speak. We settled on Bensi's in Mansfield b/c it was right next to the Book-Loft - our very favorite bookstore in the area. It reminds me of Kings English in SLC, but a without the charm factor. That is not to say that the Book-loft isn't great, but King's English's building was just so charming. Anyway, so we went to Bensi's and Vail decided on spaghetti and meatballs. She got a bowl of pasta for about twenty toddlers. Crazy. Mental note, just order one adult order and give Vail an appetizer plate full of pasta and a meatball.
Oh, restaurants - you may receive your meatballs separately from your sauce and pasta. You may not make them in house. But please fake it. Goodness. Simmer them in the sauce for a while - it will soften up the meatball and make it so much more integrated into the dish rather than a dry meatball with sauce poured on (WE CAN TELL when you do this). Even my toddler can tell.
I ordered pizza. With it came oregano, garlic powder and red pepper. Vail named them dust, dirt, and poo. Momma, would you like dirt on your pizza, she asks as she pours her parm onto it. Sure, I'd love some dirt and poo.
HUGE BREAKTHROUGH - last night Vail slept in undies for the very first time (w/o having an accident). What a great night. Good job, Vail.
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