But, GUESS WHAT....Ihop is at it again....all you can eat pancakes for $4.99. Oh yeah, bring it on. And Noah has thrown down the guantlet and issued the challenge. If I would have had really good leather gloves, I would have answered by a gentle smack on his cheeks with my gloves in hand....but I don't. So instead I said, BRING IT ON.
As a family we went to Ihop, and Savannah, who was being sneaky, sneaky entered the challenge.
Plate One: Savannah and Mom in record time. Noah doused his with diet coke and ate them. I don't know why either.
Plate Two: Savannah and Mom, record time again. Noah...two bites and a "I was only kidding. I don't know why you would think I would actually have a pancake eating contest." Which was answered with "I WANT MY TWO DOLLARS" (Better Off Dead anyone?), and he said no because it wasn't real. I told him that I would forgo the two dollars in exchange for his announcement that I was the pancake queen. He tried "You are the pancake fool for thinking it was a real contest", so I doubled it to 4 bucks....don't mess with me. He dropped his head and softly announced, "You are the pancake queen." I made him do it louder.
Plate Three: Mom record time. Okay....get over it. I like pancakes...A LOT. And just to mess with my kids, I might have them for dinner. Savannah managed to make it through her third plate...barely. There were complaints of "I have a headache, pancakes might make it worse." And with each bite, the fork move ever more slowly to her mouth.
Plate Four: Mom. Easily. Savannah finally put her forehead on the table and said, "You are the pancake queen." DUH.
Lessons Learned
1. 4 plates was nothing. The record at the Ihop is 7, I may have to go back in while they are still doing all you can eat.
2. I could have kept going, but I didn't want to embarrass Felix. I can eat him under the table...and apparently I can do the same to my kids.
3. There is a trick to eating pancakes without filling up. I have shared it with very few....
4. There is never a bad time for family bonding over pancakes.
5. Who is up for the challenge?
2 comments:
now that made me laugh! You are the Pancake Queen! and yes I love pancakes too! Way to go Champ!
If I wasn't on this dang diet I'm on...I actually stopped traffic when i saw that sign by the IHop. WHAAAAAAT? You can eat as many as you want? THATS my favorite part. I REALLY want to try it and I think it would be a ball to do it with my family. I always said we were seperated at birth my secret sister. I bet we could do genetic testing after this!
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