What's for Dinner tonight?

How about crab legs from a local crab bar? Sounds yummy to me. Pack it up kids, we're going to a bar for dinner. Don't breathe the smoke, don't order a beer, and don't listen to anyone talking. Other than that, have a blast.

No you didn't, oh, yes we did. And it was free too! You see, my husband's political involvement occasionally comes in handy. For example, he received an invitation to attend a thank you dinner for supporters of a local businessman who is running for office. Coincidentally, the candidate is not even from our district, but that didn't deter us from attending. No, sir, we marched right into that smoky bar with 5 kids in tow. (My 5 year old niece is having "camp" at Aunt Katie's house this week.) We stocked up on pins, stickers, bumperstickers and information about our favorite candidate for the next district over.

After getting seated I heard someone comment that they didn't know this was a family affair. Well, we certainly made it a family affair and after getting our fair share of crackers, cheese, rolls and butter, 2 beers and 5 sprites, we ventured into the world of crabs. The still legs of recently moving crabs lay on the brown paper table cloth covering out table. In every hand was a hammer. In every face was a look of wonderment and fear. Comments from the youth supporters included, Are they alive?, Are they real?, Where did they come from?, "Why are we eating them?, Are they going extinct?, Did you know the pink Praying Mantis is going extinct?, Are those claws? Should we eat God's creation?, Can we go somewhere to eat after this?, and What is for dessert?.

We said hi to the candidate, cleaned our plates, left a tip for the staff who were helping for free and said thank you very much for our invitation and yummy dinner. Holding out breath we walked through the smoky bar, back to our 7 passenger van, and loaded 7 people in appropriate seats and car seats.

Once home and settled we opened the mail. Guess what we found? An invitation to a free BBQ on Saturday for another local political event. Will we be there? You better believe it... You may assume that we want to expose our children to the world of politics and take advantage of the opportunity to teach them about the democratic country in which we live. That would be a correct assumption if this were my husband's blog. However, for me, honesty must prevail and the reason I attend is because it is an easy answer to the question I must ask myself every day, "What's for Dinner TONIGHT?".

Blessed to be Momofkrit and WoJ,
KT