Save The Bird: Freebird’s
The experience I had a headache and Grace was just getting home for lunch so we opted to go somewhere quick and easy. We discussed a few option while we drove towards the highway and settled on...
View ArticleOne Night in Brenham…Dinner at the BT Longhorn Saloon
The experience Well, folks, we just got back from Brenham. Literally. The kids were put to the bed, I hopped in the shower and now I’m going to blog before finally going to bed and having to wake up...
View ArticlePlaying with Food at Patrizio’s
The experience Ugh! I’m a day behind on these blog posts; hopefully, I’ll get caught up today! Last night, I thought I’d be going back up to the hospital for an admission, so we wanted to stay close...
View ArticleMore Chocolate Please at The Melting Pot
The experience We were at Grace’s parents visiting with family when we decided we would make another attempt at eating fondue which I suggested the other day. It was already 6:00 PM so we got moving...
View ArticleJust One Kid at JK China Garden
The experience Grace had a lengthy meeting downtown this evening and then got called into the hospital. So I opted to go take Mina for a quick bite after I picked her up at school. Benji would hang...
View ArticleBBQ Joy at Joy Luck BBQ
The experience Wow! The weather out there is pretty bad. My initial plans for some tasty beverages on my only night off in two weeks went quickly out the window into this freezing wintery night....
View ArticleEatin’ at Esteban’s Restaurante
The experience Where to tonight?? We waited for Mina to get home from her regularly scheduled Wednesday night date with Grandpoo and Oma and then headed out for the rest of Team Phipps to eat. I...
View ArticleOgre’s Not Pleased with Palio’s
The experience I think that initially Dusty was going to join us for dinner, which rules out anything ethnic or out of the ordinary. Typically, dinner with Dusty means burgers, Mexican or Pizza. Ogre...
View ArticleFamily Dining at The Keg
The experience My mission for the day was to get some badly needed make up. I’ve been out all week and everyone has been commenting on how tired I look. No, I’m just unable to camoflauge the huge...
View ArticlePreGame Lunch at La Flor
The experience Today is Superbowl Sunday and, well, we have plans. SO, we’d have to eat lunch out to fulfill our childsplate duties. I rounded this morning and Ogre was supposed to go somewhere, so...
View ArticleMucho Slow Crab at Cafe San Miguel
The experience Grace had the night off so we went to a place we had been wanting to go to for some time. We were waiting for Grace to have the chance to get one of their Pomeritas. So we packed up...
View ArticleJungle Gym at Joe’s Crab Shack
The experience So I actually decide to plan ahead this evening. I have to admit that this is one of the few times that email ads have worked on me. I got an email to go to Joe’s Crab Shack on...
View ArticlePressured Dinner at El Pescador
The experience Seriously, maybe I should change the blog name to the Phipps Planning Fiasco. Tonight, I had two admissions to finish up at the hospital and Ogre was in Ducanville. The kids were at my...
View ArticleBreakfast for Lunch at Spoons Cafe
The experience Apparently Dusty wanted pancakes. It didn’t matter the time since when I got home ready for lunch at 1:30, we were going to be getting pancakes. And, Benji was still asleep from his...
View ArticleA Happy Birthday to Lala at Plano Chinese BBQ
The experience It’s always a good idea to involve the celebrant when planning a celebration dinner. I told my mom today that we’d be going out tomorrow night for her birthday. Well, my dad is...
View ArticleBirthday Dinner at Brio Tuscan Grille
The experience Today is really Lala’s birthday. Mina was very excited to go to Lala’s house and drop off her gifts. After that, we planned to go out to eat. We decided to go to Brio’s as I was...
View ArticleNuevo Leon…An Old Favorite
The experience It’s Saturday night, so we thought we venture further out than our norm. There was a restaurant on Greenville Av a few years ago that eventually burned down, much to our dismay. At...
View ArticleThe Spice King Dines at India Palace
The experience Earlier today, I told Ogre that I wanted to eat at Vietnamese restaurant. While we were at home, Ogre changed it to Star of Siam, which was fine with me. THEN, when we got in the truck...
View ArticleHoots AKA Hooters
The experience I’m writing this over a week after actually going there, so my recollection of the experience is not going to go so well. I know that Ogre and Mina love this place and in the past, I’ve...
View ArticleJust Liking Logan’s Roadhouse
The Experience Logan’s Roadhouse opened a new location in Rockwall earlier this month. We had been to the location in Sherman with my inlaws and had a nice time, so we were eager to try the Rockwall...
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