Despite Grump being in a fairly foul mood for a good bit of the day, (so what else is new?), we actually accomplished quite a lot, and had lots of fun too!
We started out with a trip to Panera for breakfast, paid for with some gift cards we got from our American Express credit card. (No doubt they're appreciative of all the interest money we're giving them!) After that it was a shopping trip to Publix for food, then after a quick trip home Grump and Kuya left for a visit to the Macon Museum of Arts and Sciences.
They had planned on loitering in the mini-zoo, but when they got there, the parking lot was packed. As it turns out, today was a special "Teddy Bear Clinic" day. Sponsored by the Macon Children's Hospital, it was a free event where you received a "sick" teddy bear, and walked through various exhibits showing how your bear would be treated and healed.
Kuya named his bear "Scamper". Scamper had a sore throat and stuffy nose, but with plenty of care he was soon on his way to being well again.
Back home, Sweetie had made a delicious lunch, chicken arroz caldo, made with quinoa and white pepper. It was yet another yummy Sweetie creation!
After a big lunch Grump just mostly laid about and grumped for a few hours, basically making everyone around him miserable, until finally Sweetie, (who quite frankly had had enough of his crap!), and Kuya convinced him that they should all go walked at the nearby outdoor mall. So we got ourselves ready, and with the aid of a clever map Kuya drew up before we left, we wandered around the mall, checking out the merchandise at Dillards and Belks, and in general just walking all over the place.
By now it was nearing dinner time, and Grump was beginning to feel a bit ashamed and guilty about his prior poor behavior, so he suggested that they eat out tonight. Because of some stupid credit card debt we've been lugging around for a few months we had earlier planned on not eating out this weekend, (Panera was paid for with gifts cards, remember?), but we were all tired and hungry, and it seemed like such a great idea that we just went ahead and did it.
We stopped by the Texas Roadhouse restaurant and had delicious meals for about $40.00 total, including tip. It was great fun, and Sweetie was able to pay for it all in cash with some money she's been saving from her grocery budget.
Here are some pics of us having a good time. Sorry for the poor quality; they were taken on a cellphone.
Kuya, Sweetie, and Dodong, laughing away!
Old Grump acting silly.
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