Friday was a new experience for the Garden School students and teachers. It was our culmination of world geography, and as a nice little coda, we went out to eat at a Chinese restaurant. We went to Yen Ching on Green River Road. We ate a small breakfast so that the kids would be hungry. We boarded the bus at 10:45 and arrived promptly at 11:00. The restaurant staff met us at the door and escorted us to several tables in the back of the restaurant. It was very nicely decorated and white tablecloths really set off the decor.

The children all sat perfectly, and not one child asked to go potty or move around. They all sat and ate their soup, egg rolls, their shrimp and noodles, chicken and noodles, sweet and sour shrimp and chicken, the beef and broccoli and the pork and vegetables and the rice and shrimp and rice and chicken. We brought our fortune cookies home and had milk. It was a splendid outing.

The most adventurous child was Ely. Emily concentrated on the soup and the sweet and sour, and CJ filled up on noodles, but Ely ate everything. He tried a bite of this and that and finished off several platters. Garrett tried most of the offerings, and had the biggest most pleasurable grin on his face.

We didn’t pay much attention to who was not eating as we spent so much time coming around to the tables with this platter and that platter of food. But even our pickiest children all tried something and enjoyed the outing very much. The favorite dish was the shrimp and noodles. It was really a hit.

Next time: Mexican!

When we came back to school we had a spelling bee and Isaac won. Congratulations, Isaac, way to go.

A great day!