A date with Mason

Everyone in our family had dates last night. Michael and Ella Grace put on their boots and headed out to the Father/Daughter boot-scootin' Girl Scouts bash. Ella thought Daddy wouldn't be a good dancer; I told her he could shake his little Daddy booty pretty good. She thought that was hilarious.

Kathleen had a date with a new boy. He has a car. Since she's not allowed to car date, I drove her to meet him. They ate at Sonic and walked over to the movies.

Since that just left Mason and me, we decided to have our own date. After we dropped Kathleen at Sonic, we voted on where to eat based on what we could see from where we were. Chinese won. The restaurant was COMPLETELY empty, but it clearly was a family-run business, so I felt good about eating there. Our order was taken by the college-aged daughter, and we could hear the family talking in the kitchen while they cooked our food. Mother and Daughter delivered our food...more than we could both eat in three sittings. The Mother bent down grandmother-style in Mason's face and babbled on excitedly in Chinese. Daughter translated that Mom thought Mason was "beautiful". All Mason's attention was on the beef and broccoli; he didn't even notice his admirer. After we boxed up our leftovers, we headed to the movie theater for Pink Panther 2. We were VERY early for the show, so we camped out in the hallway with our popcorn and sodas to wait. Mason entertained me. Out of the blue, he said, "Mom. If I were a portable, inflatable Mason, this is how you would store me under the bed." Then he laid in the middle of the floor to demonstrate. "And if I were uninflated, you could fold me like this." I took pictures with my phone. Until I figure out how to post them here, you'll have to use your imaginations.

On the way home, Kathleen filled us in on her date details. It went very well. Mason told Kathleen about the movie: "It was part mystery, but mostly romantasy." I like that. I think I need a little more romantasy in my life. My next date will be with Michael.

Speaking of Michael, Ella reported that he is an expert at the Macarena. Our date will most likely not involve dancing.