Mother's Day Meal

Every family has its traditions on special days, and Mother's Day is no exception. Our family usually tries to visit all our mothers and grandmothers which means grabbing fast food after church so we can make the one hour plus drive and have as much time as possible in the afternoon for our two to three stops. In other words, we have NEVER fought the Mother's Day lunch crowd. Well, this Mother's Day will be different. We've decided to go to early church service and eat at a local Japanese steak house for lunch. I've even made a reservation. Only problem is, Princess and Big Man do not like Japanese. So I told them we would pick up a fast food meal for them and take into the restaurant (which is not a problem - lots of children do that at this particular place). When I mentioned this to Princess she immediately knew where she wanted her food. "Mom, can we get chicken from that gas station? You know, it comes in a box." I wanted to burst out laughing, but restrained myself. I know exactly the place she's talking about - Popeye's. She's been to the one in the gas station exactly one time and I believe it was last Mother's Day! She definitely has a great memory and wonderful descriptive capabilities. And yes, she will get her "gas station chicken" - for supper, though. It's too far a drive to get it for lunch, so Nana and Pooh will pick it up on their way to visit us for supper.