Good Morning!! The last few weeks have felt like we are on a freight train barreling out of control. The last 15 shifts have been ran short handed & this amazing CIG crew has done the best they could with style and grace. Yesterday we were short 2 guys in the kitchen so guess who the winner was to take one of the spots.....,, yep that would be me. With Shelby at the wheel the tickets starting flowing and items being shouted out.... My job sandwiches, burgers, (Izack cooked them) salads & a whole plethora of other things, about an hour into the rush i am getting my butt kicked and i am frustrated, the new fry guy is behind & i feel as if we are on the brink of disaster, Shelby is shouting how long on 2 taco salads ... I holler back " almost up!!" I wrap the one Togo and hand it over and one of the girls says "no onions & sour cream on the side!"OH MYLANTA , are we serious!' I take the taco salad, which now I can't stand, and immediately chunk it hard into the trash ..... My boiling point has now been reached..... Happy Beautiful Friday yall, as I was opening my mouth to respond ( hateful of course) it's like my heavenly put his hand over mouth and said " really think how you are going to handle this"8 of my coworkers eyes were on me and my mind starting swirling with thoughts of how my actions were going to affect them & I realized I didn't want to blow it for all of them but I could have single handedly ruined everyone lunch rush... My mouth kept shut I put my head down and made another Taco Salad, this time the right way. I was so proud of ALL of the crew yesterday, we pulled together and worked hard. Izack & Krissy acted as if they were old pros ... They both carried their crew members through absolute chaos and they did it with CIG style, they stayed calm, these 2 
may be young but they teach me that I want to be better for them each day..... Yep just another day at the grill .... Amazing lessons of being better and doing better !!

Good Morning...up until I opened the grill, I made every special day extra special. ..,,,, beautiful hand made Easter baskets for my boys with a new outfit for each. Halloween they had the cutest candy sack and adorable costume and being my Valentine was a must with candy, some little trinket, dinner and whatever else they wanted. Flash forward to the grill opening and well let's just say it all went downhill and I never have received the mom of the year award again. A few years ago , when Taylor was a senior, I walked into a dark kitchen early on the morning of February 14th, stumbling half a sleep to make my coffee I turn on the light and low and behold the most beautiful flowers I have ever seen. I squealed with delight .." Oh he did so good and yes precious.." He made me feel special after all these years. As I am walking out the door to the grill I don't want to leave his beautiful flowers behind, so I grab them, buckle them into the back seat and off I went. I brought them into the grill & proudly displayed them on the bar...... ummm, yes for all to see. 7:00 am rolls around and my phone starts barking( Taylor's ring) I answer and immediately say..." Oh Taylor thank you for the flowers , they are beautiful ".... But he didn't hear a word I said because in panic mode he is saying "oh my gosh mom, have you seen Mindy 's flower's.....oops!!!!!!!"... Happy beautiful Friday & happy Valentines day.... Who in the heck is Mindy was my first thought and then I burst out laughing ..... The flowers were for the young lady Taylor had just started dating..... & they were as beautiful as she was. I then realized he would not be valentine anymore ..... He had grown up. ........ I told Taylor that morning " just bring her to lunch and she can enjoy "our" flowers & yep the eye rolling started...... & the "oh my gosh mom".......yep just one of my favorite memories. I hope you all have a beautiful special day .....a day full of making memories that you can share with pure joy & laughter. 
BTW.... Mindy may have thought I was crazy but all these years later .... She still stuck with us💌
Happy Valentines y'all 

Good Morning!! The power of prayer.... Back in November I talked of a precious regular, him & I have been on a journey together for 6 years, we have shared tears of loosing his wife, we have celebrated his new marriage & he has walked away from me leaving me speechless the day he told me of his cancer diagnoses & then absolute broken hearted as he shared "I am stopping all treatment ... I am going to allow my body to heal & enjoy my holidays with my precious family", I will never forget that day.. him & I standing in the center of the grill, we were crazy busy & him sharing his decision , tears flowing from both of us . Yes I wrote of his journey back in November. During December he and his kids were constantly on my mind and in my prayers . Early one morning a few weeks ago I open my emails and there in my in box was an email from my precious friend and the subject was "remission". Happy Beautiful Friday y'all .... Tuesday is coconut cream day & his wife's favorite, he stopped in to grab a slice & fills me in..... The treatment, that he had taken & had stopped was still in his body and by the Grace of God & the power of prayer & a pure miracle started working,.... He pulls out his phone and shares a beautiful picture of his kids and grand kids, all gathered around him with hands laid on him praying, praying for absolute healing of their daddy and grandpa.... I love this family .... I am not sure what "the rest of his story" is going to be, of course none of us know, but what I do know is in the matter of a few months I have experienced two families, one being mine, that have lost their moms to this disease and now have faced reality that one day their sole parent will not always be there & then experience how powerful prayer is and when you experience healing & his grace... As my precious friend was leaving, tears of joy flowing I said ... The saying up there has new meaning huh..." See how beautiful GOD has added one more day, not because you need it, but because someone might need you." Thanks for your prayers y'all !!