An expected stay at home day turned into going out after we saw Game On's special was filet mignon soup.  That sounded too interesting to turn down so we loaded up Greyson and Dax and went there.  Of course the kids didn't get that they went with kids meals, one with chicken tenders the other boneless chicken wings.  Me and Lisa went with the soup.  
It was very good and it was a decent size.  The filet pieces were very small but otherwise no complaints.

We took advantage of a kid free day to go to a new place that's been on our radar for a while, the Mule Barn in DuBois.  The place is an older building that has seen it's better days but still functional with a mule statue outside,  Fried chicken was the special and it came with mashed potatoes and corn or green beans.  I tried to change sides but couldn't find them listed so we both went with corn,
The food arrived too fast to be freshly fried chicken but the chicken was really good.  The sides could have been hotter but was okay, what can you say about corn and mashed potatoes.  The gravy was really good, once again I wish it would have been hotter.  Interesting place that we'll go to again before long.   Of course Lisa had to get on the mule and have her picture taken.
On the way up Lisa had seen a sign for Black Sheep saloon in Tamoroa so we stopped in there.  They didn't have food until four on Wednesdays but earlier the rest of the week.  They have pizza all the time.  I asked if it was frozen pizza but it is handmade.  
We tried to find a place in DuQuoin but never saw it so we came on back to Murphysboro and stopped at the Da Nite where we ran into Ozzie, Jodie and Clint.  We had a couple there and ordered pizza to go.  The pizza was good but not as good as having it at IV"s.

Sometimes the best trips are the ones you don't take.  I've been tired and not 100% lately so after discussing it we decided to stay home yesterday.  Lisa mentioned gumbo and thats all it took.  I had to got to the milk store for milk and eggs so we could also have cornbread but overall didn't do anything except watch tv.
She made a giant batch of chicken and crawdad gumbo so that there would be enough left over for cards on Monday and it was great.  The crawdads really added to it instead of shrimp or andouille sausage.  The cornbread was good and offset the gumbo well.  
I feel a lot better today than I have but the days early.

After we went to the farmers market yesterday we stopped in 17th St to grab a bite to eat and use a gift card Ted had gotten us.  Neither of us really have a go to there but after an extended amount of time to decide I went with turkey chef salad when the subbed romaine instead of something called field greens.  Lisa got wings and chili.
The salad was really good and nice sized, the smokey vinegarette was really good too.  The wings were also really good and Lisa likes their chili.
thanks Ted.

After a fun afternoon of cards yesterday we decided to order Dominos mainly because their commercials look so good.  I have to say the delivery was fast and the pizza was hot but otherwise mediocre.  The crust was good and the pepperoni and mushrooms were good also but the sauce and cheese just weren't that good.
I know better than to go by what food looks like in commercials and learned that lesson once again.

Yesterday we went to the Cardinal game against the Brewers with tickets Lisa won at the Relay for Life bocce tournament courtesy of Scott and Paula.  The seats were in the shade which was a mixed blessing, my head didn't get burned but it was a chilly day.  The Brewers put up a 4 spot in the first inning and the game really wasn't in doubt after that.  
Afterwards we stopped at Patty O's for a couple beers to let the traffic thin out which turned out to be a very good move at least until we hit construction after leaving St Louis.   I hate driving in those conditions so Mike drove with his past experience in California traffic.
We stopped at Skootrs in Mascoutah to grab some much needed food.  We discovered it several years ago coming back from the airport and it was one of the few places open on Mondays (not anymore).  I ordered a pork tenderloin, Lisa got a farmers salad, Debbie got reuben which she says is the best ever and Mike got pulled pork.  We all got house chips.
My sandwich was good and thicker than I expected and bigger than I thought.  The house chips weren't seasoned very well and I'll get something else next time we stop there.  Lisa's salad was the star of the meal.  It was BIG and very good, a full chicken breast sliced on top of it and the bacon vinegar dressing was great.  Mike and Debbie both liked their sandwiches.  

We've had a lot going on lately so when we've been able to go out it's been someplace local that we've been to a lot.  Yesterday was no exception but Lisa wanted El Jalisco for Cinco de Mayo so I said I'd pick it up.
Lisa ordered birria tacos and I ordered pollo yucateco, I saw a picture of it and it looked good.  They said 10 minutes so I rushed there and to my surprise it wasn't very crowded.  I got there around 4:40 so maybe it would fill up later.
Anyway my dish was a flattened chicken breast with shrimp and some other things on top.  It came with rice and lettuce with sour cream on top and some more stuff on it.  The dish was delicious especially the shrimp and other stuff.  Even the lettuce with sour cream worked and I'm not a big sour cream fan.  This may be my new go to there.  Lisa said her tacos were real good, I was planning on having one of them but I was stuffed.