We were supposed to get hit by a couple of huge winter storms this week. The first one was supposed to be an ice storm. Most of the schools in our area canceled school the night before the big storm hit just to be on the safe side! Then they were probably embarrassed the next morning when it was raining and there wasn't a lick of ice in sight!
So I took the kids grocery shopping in the rain and we were literally the only people in the ENTIRE grocery store from 8:30-9:30 am! It was amazing! The shelves were stocked. Employees were available and helpful. The kids ran all over the place and I wasn't worried that they were disturbing other shoppers! It was like grocery shopping Christmas!
The second storm was supposed to be rain that turned to snow, but that fizzled out too!
By Thursday we had cabin fever and the kids were BEGGING to go bowling, so we packed up and headed to the bowling alley. I can not even begin to explain how much the boys like bowling! They would bowl every day if I let them.
I have been letting each kid get 2 tokens to play arcade games after bowling and they really enjoy that too! They collect tickets and then trade them in for prizes and candy at the front counter.
That part usually doesn't go so well. The boys always want to get a prize that requires more tickets than they have. So, there is gnashing and arguing, but they are catching on. This week they all wanted atomic fireball jaw breakers. I said no. They insisted that they had enough tickets, which they did, but I held firm. Looking back maybe I should have let them learn the hard way.....who knows?
It is so fun to see them enjoy an activity so much together. I can't wait until Shane joins in the fun!
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