03/03/2012
Today is Saturday. It was kind of a busy day, but not in a hectic way. The girls had a music camp to go to today and it lasted from 9am-4pm. It is a camp that is run by a ministry that is desgined to outreach to military kids, especially those of deployed soldiers, but welcomes all. They offer the camp for free to military kids and only charge $15 for non-military kids. Unfortunately, Daniel is too young for this camp and he was very disappointed about that fact. I told him that we will be having our own day together and will go do something fun.
After dropping of the girls, Daniel and I went to breakfast. It was fun because Daniel was his usual silly self and we got to just hang out together. After breakfast, I decided to take Daniel to see "The Lorax." It was fun for us to watch a movie together and we both enjoyed the movie, too. Daniel has been learning about recycling at school this past week, and this movie made him want to save the earth even more. He is so cute when he talks about wanting to go and plant trees and recycle, which he has been doing nonstop since seeing that movie. After the movie we went home for a little bit to rest. Then we ran to the store before picking up the girls. After that, we hung out as a family at home and I have to say that I am already seeing an improvement in Emily. I know it is just the first day after, but I am hopeful.
At breakfast, I have to be honest, I was judged kinda harshly by the waitress (at least that is how it came off to me). Just after we were seated, Ian called me and then the waitress came by to ask us what we would like to drink. I hated to be on the phone while I was ordering our drinks, but I wasn't about to hang up on him, though I did ask him to hold on a second. So, I ordered our drinks but told her we weren't ready to order yet. She looked a bit perturbed and when she brought back our drinks, we still weren't ready to order and she said she would come back in a minute. Well, it took her a long time to come back and take our order which is something I think she did on purpose because she gave me a nasty look when she saw I was still on the phone when she brought our drinks to us. And, I understand. It is annoying when someone is on the phone and you are trying to talk to them or serve them, but I really was trying so hard to talk to her and even asked Ian to hold on so I could greet her and talk politely to her. When she came back to get our order, Ian and I had switched to Skype and she saw him on the screen as he was talking to Daniel. She asked if that was my husband and if we were Skyping him overseas and I told her we were. Her attitude abruptly changed. She immediately smiled at us, offered us more time if we needed, and when Daniel was ordering, she encouraged him to continue talking to his daddy after he finished ordering. She was very nice to me as she took my order and was completely different than the first impression I got of her. I wasn't upset with her about her initial reaction to me being on the phone, but was glad that she realized how important that call was to me. When she brought the check by, she was again super sweet and told me that she gave me the 10% military discount and thanked me for my husband's service. I told her thank you for that and that I would pass along the message to my husband. I guess it goes to show that you can't judge a person just because they are on the phone or seem distant. You never know what that person is dealing with. The person on the other end of the call could be a deployed soldier or someone they don't have any control over how often or when they get to talk to them. That phone call could mean everything to them and could be the only opportunity they have for a while. You just never really know, so how can you judge?
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