Going through a drive thru is rather like taking a leap of faith with my brood. Or at least, it used to be. I'd write the order as follows:
W: Big Mac, root beer
B: Ten Piece, Chocolate Shake
M: Mighty Kids Double Cheese, Chocolate Shake BOY Toy (even though she's a girl)
P: Mighty Kids Chicken Nug/BOY TOY ONLY, Chocolate Shake
F: Happy Meal Hamburger/GIRL TOY ONLY, Sprite
J: Happy Meal Cheeseburger/BOY TOY, Chocolate Milk, Apples
R: Happy Meal Hamburger, GIRL TOY, Chocolate Milk, Apples
Me: Diet Coke, resign self to eating whatever order got messed up.
Order four more hamburgers and two four pieces to cover the bases and sigh as oldest produces three dollars to buy six pies.
After writing things down and having errors, writing things down and handing it in and having errors, writing things down and having the kids change their minds, I placed an ultimatum, either cope with what comes or no more golden arches.
This quelled internal dissent at least publically, but getting people to hear the order took time. I considered running through the drive thru twice, as five seems to be the cut off at which the cashier assumes you're done. Instead, I've channeled my inner Julie Andrews.
It is fortunate for me that blogs have not yet progressed that you would hear my words in my own voice. Imagine I'm in tune and very musical.
"A flat please maestro."
They laugh and then they listen. And, I almost never get any mistakes anymore.
(Sung to the tune of twelve days of Christmas)
"For our drive up order please listen to me please
Three happy meals, 2 with hamburgers and one with just cheese.
We'd also like two chocolate milks and an apple juice for drink
and six apple pies!
One big mac meal. A ten piece too
And two Mighty Kids Meals.
One is Cheeseburger, the other chicken!
Three Medium Chocolate Shakes and One Root Beer
And for me a diet coke!
and four hamburgers and 2 chicken four piece
from the dollar menu.
And two girl and Three Boy Toys....."
My only issue is if the kids change the order.
Goodnight Everybody!
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Oh, no kidding. We have 4 kids and whenever I go through the drive through I hear "Will that be all?" at LEAST 3 times.
"NO. I also want..."
And then, after I order enough food to feed the Western World, and pull up to the window alone, they invariably start handing me individual drinks...I have to request a beverage holder.
Lately, I start with "Hi, I have a large order." That seems to buy me a little more listening.
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