by B F.
Member since:
December 2, 2005

Where I can be a kid...

February 04, 2008 12:44 AM EST
views: 58 | rating: 10/10 (28 votes) | comments: 33

Oh this weekend has been a blast!!! 

Friday night my daughter had a bowling party to attend...  Of course, I wouldn't leave her there with only 1 adult monitoring the group...  The hostess declined any assistance...  So another parent and I got a lane for the little ones we had in tow...  We were right next to a group of college boys who take their bowling quite seriously...  The other mother refused to bowl stating that she is no good at it...  I personally have had bowling lessons as a child and won trophies...  So I waltz up to give it my all and of course miss every single pin even with the bumpers up for the kiddos...  Then I do a little dance, because I can...  Now with all seriousness I grab the ball and go for the strike...  I know how to redeem myself in that situation...  With the ball in both hands I walk all the way to the line on the lane, turn around, bend over, look between my legs, and roll the ball with all my might...  WOOHOO A SPARE!!!   Backwards granny shots are the only way to go!!!

Saturday I had to work and the kids were at the grandparents...  Peace and quiet was nice for a bit...  Working was not as rough as I thought it would be given the call volume with Valentine's Day quickly approaching...

Today when the kids came home, we decided to have some more fun...  We went to the nearest nature park and skipped along the trails...  We watched the birds and looked for signs of other animals...  The kids really enjoyed the hands on learning in the center's main building...  I thouroughly enjoyed just being outdoors...  The youngest got bonus points for deciding he wants to go back to the nature park for his birthday instead of Chuck E Cheese's!!!  After leaving the nature park, we decided to go to the lake and pick up trash...  We were excited to see very little litter scattered around!!!  So we skipped and danced all around and chased each other...

Toys R Us isn't the only place a kid can be a kid...  I can be a kid anywhere I go!!!  I just needed this weekend to remind me of that!!!

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Comments: 33

barb h. Feb 4, 2008, 12:48am EST
Glad you had fun. Keep doing it as long as you can.
Heather C. Feb 4, 2008, 12:50am EST
For me it was always the swings. I would put my children when they were young facing me and put my arms around the swing and them. Later we would swing side by side. Nothing like a swing to bring you back in time...

Good article!
Pat S. Feb 4, 2008, 12:50am EST
Great article B.F........I always seem to act like a kid when my grandkids come over....they are not young, they are in their teens, but little ole me tries to keep up.....do a good job, until the next day when I realize my real age....HAHAHA Thx for sharing this :0)
Tiffany G. Feb 4, 2008, 12:57am EST
Sounds like so much fun! I wish we had neat parks around here! Like a nature park.. My kids love nature and outdoors! Glad you all are havng fun!

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Chris E. Feb 4, 2008, 1:15am EST
Great article. Thanks for sharing it.
Stacie N. Feb 4, 2008, 2:06am EST
Sounds like a blast.
Susan N. Feb 4, 2008, 3:37am EST
Sounds like fun - my boys always enjoyed a trip to the park or nature center etc.
sharon SugarMomma is a wise woman, Feb 4, 2008, 4:40am EST
Sounds like your kids are lucky to have a mom like you.
J W. Feb 4, 2008, 4:55am EST
good article
David S. Feb 4, 2008, 7:57am EST
I had to allow myself to play, too. It takes a strong reminder like this to get the fun out of life. Thanks!
Danielle P. Feb 4, 2008, 8:36am EST
Great article. Fun is what makes life worth living.
Sandra (secretary of Lalaland) C. Feb 4, 2008, 9:02am EST
It was nice to have fun wasn't it.
Marianne R. Feb 4, 2008, 9:34am EST
Great article. I simply love reverting to the 7 year old still trapped inside of me.
Bob C. Feb 4, 2008, 9:44am EST
Don't you love that kind of thing B.F.? I hope that some day soon (not real soon) I have grandkids with Terry so we can get to relive so many of those things! Teenagers are a different world altogether and what they like can sometimes pull you away and not closer. I try to keep up with them though! We also still try to find some ways to revert back to childhood at times. Even if it is just in watching a cartoon movie or doing kid things like swings or amiusement parks!

Great article!
Amanda C. Feb 4, 2008, 10:26am EST
sounds like you had a wonderful weekend!

Thanks for sharing it with us!
Rory P. Feb 4, 2008, 11:56am EST
Great article! My favorite is art and craft time and LEGOS! I swear it is the best thing about having kids; it gives you an excuse!
Jaime R. Feb 4, 2008, 1:57pm EST
Sounds like you had a lot of fun!
Jared G. Feb 4, 2008, 2:17pm EST
Right on!!
I love a person who knows how to have fun!
Austin Cushing Feb 4, 2008, 6:03pm EST
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Billie H. Feb 4, 2008, 8:25pm EST
That sounds great!
Leslie "Missy" T. Feb 4, 2008, 9:58pm EST
Who said kids are the only ones allowed to have fun? I'm glad you enjoyed yourself. We all need to do that sometimes!
Ellie !. Feb 5, 2008, 12:31am EST
staying young in outlook is very important! We need fun more, the older we get
Robyn F. Feb 5, 2008, 10:12am EST
glad you had a great time!
Karolyn Q. Feb 5, 2008, 11:34am EST
Sounds like you had a lot of fun. Good for you!
Stephen Murray Feb 5, 2008, 3:00pm EST
Necessity is sometime the mother of mothers having fun!
M & M. Feb 5, 2008, 5:23pm EST
I am glad that you and your child had fun. Nice posting.
debra g. Feb 5, 2008, 9:30pm EST
Have fun as long as you can,and when you get the bad looks from old people say
"you are as young as you feel and I feel like a kid today"
Rita j. Feb 6, 2008, 9:33am EST
sounds like alot of fun
Sandy (back in Ohio...blah!) Feb 6, 2008, 9:47am EST
Sounds like you had a great weekend. I am glad.
donna h. Feb 8, 2008, 4:59am EST
I remember putting me and my daughter on a hippity hop ball and bouncing to the Tigger song
queen.susan . Feb 15, 2008, 9:05pm EST
Glad you had
that great reminder.
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