Tuesday night date

So Greyson and I did dinner and a movie last night. First I dragged him out to the mall so I could get a new pair of jeans and was actually successful at finding something within a reasonable amount of time (which is rare for me). Then we went to see Pan's Labyrinth. It was kind of a dark mystical/fantasy movie and we both liked it. Afterwards we made the mistake of going to the Red Robin located nearby. I have not been to a Red Robin for dinner since I was in college. It was a zoo. There were kids everywhere, balloons, some guy dressed up in a bird costume and it was really noisy. We were seated almost immediately but then sat for what must have been 45min waiting for our food. They must have lost or forgot our order and when our food finally came it was only luke warm like it had been sitting lost under a heat lamp for a half hour. So I dropped the whole "my food is cold but I just want to eat and get out of here" line to the waitress and the manager came over and apologized and paid for our entire meal. So that made for a $15 date night which isn't bad. I don't think I will be going back to the old RR any time soon but the paying for the meal did redeem them somewhat.

We gave Ada 4 years to get over the whole barking when the doorbell rings issue. We don't mind if she barks when someone pulls up to our house or rings the doorbell. It is nice to be alerted to someones presence. But when we tell her it is alright she needs to quit. So after 4 patient years of trying different methods, being calm and reassuring, getting stern, etc. we are going to the shock collar training method. It was the only thing that really worked for chasing cats when she was younger. We put it on the very lowest setting so I don't think it really hurts that much but I have to say I am not going to test it on myself like Brian and Dad have done.

Ada has been going for walks with me. I usually make it out on days when it is not raining. On days that I don't go out I feel like I am going to fall asleep at my desk around noon. On sunny days I can even nudge Greyson out the door to get a little fresh air with me. Still no real belly on me. Makes me worry a little that these babies aren't growing. Yes, I am going to worry the whole time and you can't stop me.

-Mel