A cold, blustery, icey winter night

Mom and Dad had us over for dinner and we were back home with plenty of time and no kitchen to clean so I have a few minutes to catch up. We are waiting to see the extent of the STORM that is coming through and if there will be as much ice as they say. If we lose power I am claiming the two dogs to keep me warm! Actually if all 3 of us got into one bed we could stay plenty warm since both dogs would jump in too.

The girls got their report cards today.

Each six weeks I look at the grades and think "what did I miss?" Somehow they are significantly as much lower in one class as they are higher in another. I don't understand. I am not sure if there was one major assignment that did not go right or a lack of understanding of basic concepts or what?

Annabel came home with a 73 in PE. A 73? Now how did she do that and why wasn't I notified? Her simple explanation? "You mean gym? I not like that."

There you go! They are playing volleyball and she would prefer basketball. She has been talking about volleyball the last few days. She said she likes it OK until the ball comes to her. Now I don't blame her for that. I tried to explain the importance of team work, but that lesson seemed lost. Getting good grades wasn't much of a motivator either.

I offered to hire a tutor to help her with English. She wanted to know what I meant. To help her learn English. No thanks, her teacher was teaching her enough. I suggested a tutor could help her learn to read English. NO. Not interested in that at all.

Well the precipitation continues to fall but the school district will probably wait until the morning to make a decision, although all the others have. Oh well!

I found the list below on the internet tonight and thought others in the Dallas area might benefit. I hope we can go out to all of these!

AllGood Café
2934 Main St, Dallas
Tuesday: Buy one get one free entrees

Black Eyed Pea
Kids eat free Tuesday nights.

Breadwinners
3301 McKinney Ave. - Dallas
5560 W. Lovers Lane - Inwood Village
4021 Preston Rd., # 611 – Plano
Tuesday: 50% off appetizers
Wednesday: 50% off wine
Thursday: 50% off martinis
Sunday: FREE dessert


ButcherShop Steakhouse
808 Munger Ave, Dallas
Friday Lunch: $7.00 Sandwich Bar


Carino's Italian
Monday Night: Family-size entrée for the price of a single portion.
Wednesday: Half price bottles of wine.

Chick-Fil-A
Tuesday (6-8 pm): Free kids meal w/purchase of combo meal.


Chuy's
Happy Hour: FREE fully loaded 'Nacho Car' & $3.50 margaritas

Colter's BBQ
3904 W. Camp Wisdom Rd, Duncanville
Monday: 2 Can Dine for $13.99
Tuesday: All You Can Eat Ribs $11.99
Wednesday: Kids under 12 eat free w/adult purchase
Thursday: Famous Rib Plate $2.00 off
Friday: All You Can Eat Catfish $8.99
Sunday: 10% off entire purchase with proof of Church Bulletin


Cru Wine Bar
3699 Mckinney Ave., Dallas
50% off champagne on Thursdays


Deep Sushi:
2624 Elm St, Dallas
Lunch special: 2 for one sushi, Monday through Friday.
Happy hour 5-7pm Mon-Fri: 1/2 price drink and 2 for 1 sushi


Denny's
Tuesdays: Kids eat free 4pm-10pm


Dickey's BBQ
Tuesdays: Kids under 12 eat free w/purchase of adult entree.

Dream Café
2800 Routh St, Dallas
Mon-Sun 5pm-Close
3 course meal (soup or salad, choice of 4 entrees and dessert) $12.50.
Tues-Sat 8-9p: Half price wine and cocktails.


Eatzi's
3403 Oak Lawn Ave.
Buy one get one free entrees, bakery items and select items in the chef's case, every night after 9pm


El Chico
Thursday nights: $0.99 kids meal w/purchase of adult meal.

El Fenix
Wednesday: Enchilada special $4.99.

Golden Corral
Tuesday night: Kids eat free.

Humperdink's
1601 North Central Expressway, Richardson
Sat. and Sun.: Kids 12 and under are half price

Kathleen's Sky Diner
4424 Lovers Ln, Dallas
Sunday 5-10pm: Entrees are 1/2 price


Luby's
Kids eat for $2 on Wednesdays.

Monica's Aca Y Alla
2914 Main St, Dallas
Tuesday nights: 1/2 price nachos, burritos, tacos, enchiladas

Patrizio (FLower Mound, Cedar Hill, Plano)
Sunday-Thursday, 11am-10pm: Kids eat free.

RJ Mexican Cuisine
1702 N. Market Street, Dallas
Lunch Deals
Tuesday: Beef or chicken enchiladas $6.99.
Wednesday: Chicken, beef, or fish taco's $6.99.
Thursday: Seafood enchiladas $6.99.
Friday: Beef or chicken fajita's $7.99.
M-F Happy Hour, 11am-7pm $4.00 Margarita's.

The Rose Tattoo Grille & Wine
3610 Shire Blvd., Richardson
Monday: Half price on all bottled wine.

Scampi's Cafe
1057 W. Magnolia Ave., Fort Worth
Wednesday night: Kids 10 & under eat free.
Thursday: 6:30-8:30pm free wine.BYO beer and wine with $5 cork fee everyday.

Souper Salad
Kids 5-12 years old eat for $2.49 (drink not included).

Spaghetti Warehouse
Monday nights: $0.99 kids meal w/purchase of adult meal.

Steak & Ale
Wednesday: Kids eat free.

Steel
3102 Oak Lawn Ave # 100, Dallas
Sunday 5:30-10: 1/2 off bottles of wine. Complimentary sushi, special on appetizers and cocktails. $4 import beers and $3 domestic. (2 drink minimum for free sushi)

Texas de Brazil
2727 Cedar Springs Road, Dallas
Everyday: Kids under 6 eat free (ages 7-12 are 1/2 price)

Texas Land and Cattle
Saturday, 11am-4pm: Kids eat free.

Texas Roadhouse
Early Bird Special, before 6pm: Two meals for $14.99.

Trece
4513 Travis St, Dallas
Family day on Sundays (3 course dinner menu for only $15.95, and kids eat FREE!)