Phew! We finally made it!

Last weekend I had  my birthday.The night before, spouse's brother rang to say that the part he was expecting for our irrigation motor had arrived, and the mechanic would be at our farm, 9 am the next day, if he wished to be there. My birthday. I knew it was pointless making a fuss and trying to stop him from going, so, when he asked me when I would like to go out for dinner to celabrate, I said the night after the event would be OK. On the designated evening, I had just woken from a longer than anticipated Nana nap. I do NOT function at all well when I have just woken up. Hubby has had his evening meal at 5pm ever since he became a Diabetic, nearly 19 years ago. As that was the time I woke, he was about to get himself something to eat. I didn't cotton on, and had my tea too. It was only when I was sending a friend a message on Face Book, that it dawned on me, we had forgotten to go out. I went outside and found him watering my roses. I playfully punched him in the arm, and, in a mock scolding voice, said, "You forgotted to take me out for my birthday tea." He just laughed and said, "You forgot too." He said we would go out on wednesday, as he would be at the farm on Monday and Tuesday. I said that would be OK. As yesterday was a public holiday, for Australia Day. Having forgotten once again, I said we would probably not get a table without booking.  Somehow I don't think we needed to book. The trade has fallen off at the pub of late. We finally made it tonight. We ordered battered Butter fish and veg. Weeeeeeeeeelll, the fish was OK, two decent sized pieces, but the veg. Blah. Aprox one dessert spoon of finely shredded boiled cabbage a teaspoon of corn, three small strips of under cooked  Zucchini, and a spoonful of hot Potato salad. No chips/fries. I also asked for a Chocolate Mousse basket for dessert. The lady had to check they still had some. When the waitress brought the dessert to me, she said that I could eat the basket. I said I realized that, She told me a lot of people left it, because they thought it was plastic?! They had drizzled chocolate syrup on the plate and had sat the basket on it. As the chocolate was quite firm, the whole thing was dancing around my plate. I had to go into the Bistro and get a fork to anchor the thing. Quite comical.