The kids didn't take a nap today (AT ALL) and I showered just to come out and find NO towel (not even a dirty one) and I was feeling totally stir-crazy. Well, on PBS they showed a kid bowling and my son said "Mommy lets go bowling!" And my daughter screamed, "Yeah! Bowling!" So I said "Why not". (They were like, "Really? Right now? Really?") So we drove out to the only bowling alley I know of - about 25 minutes away.
We got there at three, they put up bumpers, gave us two 6lb balls and we had the place to ourselves. My son demanded we cheer for him everytime and my daughter would throw the ball and then dance around singing "Wok and woll baby, wok and woll". My son could at least get some decent ball speed but my daughters was soooo slow that (no joke) at one point she rolled her ball and as she did my son said "Mommy I have to go to the potty" so all three of us walked across the room, found the bathroom, and as the last one of us walked into the bathroom I heard the ball hit the pins! Seriously... like so slow of a roll that you're thinking "is it going to make it or will it just stop?" So, bowling was fun but 10 frames seemed to take FOREVER. I bowled at 111 (with bumpers! Pretty crappy :), my son a 79, and daughter who refused to bowl the last frame because "I'm done" bowled a 65.
We ended there at 4:15pm (had spent a grand total of $11) and I still couldn't bare to go home so I took them to McDonalds playland and let them eat happy meals and go crazy with two nice little girls they met there.
We got home at 6pm and they are currently watching a video. When that's over, bed time. Today was a far cry from a normal boring day for us but I couldn't stand it today! Seriously I was like, ok I can stay home and go INSANE or we can spend $20 and they can have some fun.
Tomorrow, I'll have to figure something else out but hey! At least I made it through today!
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Oh my goodness, I totally understand!!! The only thing, is that anything like a bowling alley or McDonalds is a 2 hour drive, each way. So needless to say, we settle for long walks to the post office, and driving to the town dump to look for second hand treasures. It's kinda sad when Emilie will come running up to me and ask if we can take a trip to the dump :-) The life of a stay-at-home Mom is never truly boring, but it does seem a lot more interesting and bareable with different scenery.
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