Wife, myself, and two daughters went to the gun show at the Loveland Outlet shops today. As I handed my Taurus .357 over to be tied, my 3.5yo asked why I had my gun. "Because I always have my gun, sweetheart."
We went to lunch up the road at Hooters. Did you know Hooters had a kids' menu? I didn't know Hooters had a kids' menu. There was another large table that also had kids behind us and smatterings of solo guys and other pairs watching football.
We ordered and I was playing tic tac toe with my 6yo. I went to take my turn and knocked my 32oz of iced tea across the table. *facepalm* I grabbed my daughter out of her chair before it splashed her. Somehow, I don't think that quick reflex negated onlookers thinking I was too clumsy to skillfully handle a firearm when called for. Fortunately, wing joints have paper towel rolls on the table and a waitress brought me another roll.
We got our food and it wasn't too long before my 3.5yo fell off HER chair and spilled HER drink all over the floor. I didn't even TRY to play that one off. When our waitress arrived with a mop I tried to joke, "We all had too much butter on our popcorn earlier". She laughed politiely but I think she was looking forward to us getting out of there. Maybe that's just my imagination, though.
Oysters were decent, wings were a bit scrawny for the price. I try to tip well because of the recession, but I try to tip even better when OCing to portray a positive image. I tip even more when the staff has to clean up after my kids. That was an expensive meal. Manager smiled and wished us a good day.
We went to lunch up the road at Hooters. Did you know Hooters had a kids' menu? I didn't know Hooters had a kids' menu. There was another large table that also had kids behind us and smatterings of solo guys and other pairs watching football.
We ordered and I was playing tic tac toe with my 6yo. I went to take my turn and knocked my 32oz of iced tea across the table. *facepalm* I grabbed my daughter out of her chair before it splashed her. Somehow, I don't think that quick reflex negated onlookers thinking I was too clumsy to skillfully handle a firearm when called for. Fortunately, wing joints have paper towel rolls on the table and a waitress brought me another roll.
We got our food and it wasn't too long before my 3.5yo fell off HER chair and spilled HER drink all over the floor. I didn't even TRY to play that one off. When our waitress arrived with a mop I tried to joke, "We all had too much butter on our popcorn earlier". She laughed politiely but I think she was looking forward to us getting out of there. Maybe that's just my imagination, though.
Oysters were decent, wings were a bit scrawny for the price. I try to tip well because of the recession, but I try to tip even better when OCing to portray a positive image. I tip even more when the staff has to clean up after my kids. That was an expensive meal. Manager smiled and wished us a good day.
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