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Today I worked late and was almost out of gas, and still had to pick up the kids. There was no time left for cooking so I picked up the kids and headed to Subway. They had never been there before but it was one of the very few places to eat on the way home, and, the gas station is right next to it. Perfect!

I wasn't sure if the kids would like it or even if they would eat anything but figured it was a good time to try. Luckily it wasn't busy when we arrived. The kids sat at a booth and talked quite noisely while I ordered. When the sandwhiches were almost ready I dared to ask if they wanted to eat there or take the food home. The unanimously agreed that they wanted to eat there. I advised them that they had to be quiter. I wasn't sure that would happen and was waiting for disaster to strike. It didn't! Insert big sigh of releif and a Woot here!

Chelsea had a wrap with chicken pieces, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, and green peppers with sub sauce. The boys shared a foot long sub on brown with the same type chicken as Chel, with lettuce, tomato, pickels, and sub sauce. When I sat down Chel almost started to cry because she wanted to sit on the outside. So I moved to the inside.

I overheard a guy in the ordering line up say to his other half that he can't wait for "the day". At first I thought he meant kids but then quickly though "can't be after how loud mine were". I was wrong, his partner said, "not yet, there's no bun in the oven." Wow! Usually that's not the reaction I get from people when I'm out in public with the 3 kids. It felt nice. Perhaps, we are doing some good stuff. Well, I know we are but it's nice it looks that way to others. I'm not sure anyone else in the joint shared his sentiment though. lol

So anyway, after all that the kids were quiet and very well behaved. No one cried about bits falling out of their sandwhich, there were no tears, no tantrums, and no picking someone off the floor. Whew! They were all happy and excited to be eating out. It was special for them. Chelsea surprised me first when I noticed she ate every last bit of her wrap. Then TJ finished of his sanwhcih. He has hardly eaten anything for days. Alex ate about hald of his so that's not too bad either, especially since it had yucky vegtable type stuff on it. He picked the chicken out of the other half and ate it.

So all in all it was a good experience. I'm glad we went. Too bad I didn't have my camera.

Oh, did you notice the subject line? It is Subway spelt backwards, and it is what TJ started calling it. The wrapper has the name all over it and was inside out so it read backwards. He said "We're at Yaw Bus, that's SubWay spelled backwards!". He was so proud of himself for being so smart to pick that up. I'm really proud of how well his reading is coming along...but that's another post for another day.