Finally

At last breakfast is here and I just heard the waitress tell potential new customers "breakfast is off, we've sold everything"
What a frickin disaster this place is, goodness knows how long it will take me to pay the check!
So much for our carefully planned Saturday schedule; guess there's always next weekend.
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Verdict

45 minutes later and still no breakfast. Both kids have gone thru a whining phase and are now playing under the table.
This place is full of winter Texans who, presumably, have all the time in the world and are nearer 80 than 8 so don't whine and complain.
How long can it take to cook 2 eggs and a pancake for crying out loud!
Guess I won't be coming here again - The Soda Shop, Fulton, Texas, only for people with infinite patience and no children.
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The Soda Shop

Eddy asked to have breakfast today at the Soda Shop in Fulton. Where did she hear about it - who knows but we'll try it anyway.
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48F in the morning

A beautiful day for an outing; Eddy cycles her new bike while Little Ted embraces his new dog walking responsibilities.
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Good friends are hard to find ...

... and when you find them you need to keep them.
Here are Ted's good friends who took him out to dinner tonight to celebrate his new job.

Main Course

Red white and bleu filet.
Yummy
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Dinner Party

OK so, the photographic capabilities of the Blackberry are limited in dark restaurants, but here is a picture of my good friends celebrating my move to a new job.
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Celebration Dinner

Wine to start, watch for the appetizers.
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Parting is such sweet sorrow

But alas the day has come and Ted must leave the Evil Empire and his BFF Wee Jeanie and head to Gotham City in pursuit of his new career. Not too sure about that analogy as it would cast Ted as Robin the boy wonder and he doesn't look good in tights (We know this from his participation in the local school pageant when he was 11 years old - just in case you were wondering)
Anyway, this morning Ted gave all the girls at work a yellow rose; Wee Jeanie got a bunch of them but then she has been Ted's BFF. Everyone was sad, including Ted, but life goes on and when one door closes another opens.
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Corpus Christi Fire Rescue

That's what it said on the drum - Little Ted is very impressed.
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Celtic Celebration

Little Ted sits on his dad's lap to see the pipers.
He is enthralled by the whole experience.
Guess we will need to source those bagpipe lessons for him!
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Baker in Training

Eddy received a birthday package today from her godmother. She is very excited by the content and set about using it straight away.
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Birding

The kids stop to do some bird watching in Memorial Park.
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Saturday at the park

The kids found an island of sand at the lake and got all excited because they saw a fish jump.
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Main course

Chicken with various types of rice and couscous accompanied by copious quantities of wine.
The rum cake dessert was a spoon too far for Ted but Mrs Ted managed to indulge.
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To start ...

... Pear with goats cheese and pecans.
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Dinner party

Mrs Ted chats with Sally and guests
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It's magic

Magic tricks - Ted has never been good at card tricks but this guy really is Very good.
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Saturday evening

Out to dinner at Sally's.
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Saturday evening

Little Ted prepares his toys of choice to take to Grand mommy's tonight 'cos Mr & Mrs Ted are going out to dinner.
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Starbucks kids

Make yourself at home and enjoy your coffee!
(Don't tell the kids but they get cream based caffeine free drinks)
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The Princess and the Gargoyle

Saturday continues with a trip to the bank to deposit allowance money; Ted is always suspicious when the kids want to put their money in the bank and then go shopping. Who, do you suppose, will be paying for their purchases?
Anyway, Little Ted wanted a picture taken of him "being" a gargoyle so here is that picture - scary, huh?
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Saturday breakfast

Little Ted came to the park to walk the dogs while Eddy had some mommy time then Ted took both kids to the Donut Palace for breakfast.
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En route to Leakey

The Ted family, all packed and squeezed into the van, heading off to celebrate Eddy's birthday with a weekend in the country.
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21st Century Pharmacy

I went to refill my prescription this morning and thought that Patricia was being unusually chatty; usually when I hand over the prescription she runs off to fill the bottles but not today. And then I noticed this big machine and heard it whirring. A couple of minutes later it spat out two bottles with my name on it - she had entered my details into the computer and hey presto out came my pills. All very impressive and gadgety.
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Friday DQ

Met up with Buddy for breakfast before heading to Leakey; Ted doesn't usually get to have photos taken with the kids but today Buddy obliged and shot the three of us.
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Joint Birthday meal

Jan 6th and Jan 11th - two Ted girls share a celebration meal just because they can.
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After dog walking breakfast

For a change Little Ted requested Donut Palace instead of DQ so today we had pigs in blankets and bear claws for breakfast.
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Sunday morning

Little Ted has started to take some responsibility for dog walking. Miss Molly is a good training dog for him; Dr Johnson is still too strong for him to handle.
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Scooby Doo too

Little Ted's choice was fairly predictable.
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Bunny balloon

Eddy asked for a brown bunny from the balloon man.
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Mrs Ted and Eddy

Enjoy the meal as well.
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Texas Roadhouse

They have a kids meal option called an Andy steak.
Little Ted chose that - a 6oz sir loin!
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Photo cycling

Both Ted and Little Ted take pictures on the move.
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Evening activity

Eddy stayed at home while Ted and Little Ted went cycling.
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Homeward bound

With a treat for Mrs Ted.
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The seal and the horse

Are they playing chicken?
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The Adventurer

Little Ted hangs around the play equipment.
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Making friends

Eddy always finds it easy to mae friends. Friends make playing much more fun.
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Horse riding too

Little Ted says "the horse is more bouncier"
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Seal riding

Little Ted riding the seal in Chatwork Park, Portland
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The price of gas ...

... In Portland is $1.29 - shame I filled up in Rockport at $1.36!
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Bad Ted

Caved in and let the kids choose McDonalds for lunch. They are ecstatic; plastic food, a rubbish toy, and the ability to exchange germs with other snotty nosed kids whilst playing on the climbing equipment which is sanitized how often?
Oh well, at least they ate and are having fun.
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New Year's Day 2009

By 8am Ted and Buddy were setting off to walk over the Corpus Christi harbor bridge. Here they are at the half way point on the first side.
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