The idea was nice. Celebrate my son's 9th birthday at a bowling alley.
Here was the vision:
Have son invite 4-5 of his closest friends to the bowling alley so they can have fun bowling.
Here was the reality:
Have son invite 4-5 of his closest friends to the bowling alley even though not a single one of them knows the first thing about bowling. Feed these wild creatures pizza, cake, icing, more sugar and fill them with caffeinated beverages. Give them each a seven to ten pound ball and see what happens.
Yes, we live dangerously. No one was actually struck on the head with a bowling ball, but we came close a few times. No one actually lost a finger in the ball return, but we came close a few times. There was no blood loss during the party so I am calling itthe longest two hours of my life a HUGE success!
Both of my children have birthdays in March. I am alazy clever mother so my daughter had her birthday party at the bowling alley at the exact same time as her brother.
Here was the vision:
Have daughter invite 4-5 of her closest friends to the bowling alley so they can have fun bowling.
Here was the reality:
Have daughter invite 4-5 of her closest friends to the bowling alley so they can be greatly perturbed by the ridiculous 8 and 9 year old boys one alley away from them. They pick the brightest of bowling balls with total disregard for weight. They remain utterly annoyed if a silly boy even attempts to use one of their balls, and they fret incessantly that the boys may score more points during the game.
Their fear, of course, was totally irrational because the boys' balls managed to go any number of places other than down the alley. As a general rule, it is a bad idea to toss bowling balls into the air.
Two hours of bowling with two different sets of children taught me a few things:
Children's frontal lobes are not fully developed so never underestimate how stupidly they can behave.
8 and 9 year old boys love to talk about farts and wedgies while 10 and 11 year old girls like to bowl.
Caffeinated beverages are to 8 and 9 year old boys what crack cocaine is to the rest of us.
10 and 11 year old girls can get excited about bowling shoes. They also think its fun to spin, curtsey, and bow after each turn.
8 and 9 year old boys like to jump up and down while making farting sounds after each turn.
Birthdays come once a year.
(You can't see me, but I'm so happy about that fact that I'm jumping up and down while making fart sounds!)
Here was the vision:
Have son invite 4-5 of his closest friends to the bowling alley so they can have fun bowling.
Here was the reality:
Have son invite 4-5 of his closest friends to the bowling alley even though not a single one of them knows the first thing about bowling. Feed these wild creatures pizza, cake, icing, more sugar and fill them with caffeinated beverages. Give them each a seven to ten pound ball and see what happens.
Yes, we live dangerously. No one was actually struck on the head with a bowling ball, but we came close a few times. No one actually lost a finger in the ball return, but we came close a few times. There was no blood loss during the party so I am calling it
Both of my children have birthdays in March. I am a
Here was the vision:
Have daughter invite 4-5 of her closest friends to the bowling alley so they can have fun bowling.
Here was the reality:
Have daughter invite 4-5 of her closest friends to the bowling alley so they can be greatly perturbed by the ridiculous 8 and 9 year old boys one alley away from them. They pick the brightest of bowling balls with total disregard for weight. They remain utterly annoyed if a silly boy even attempts to use one of their balls, and they fret incessantly that the boys may score more points during the game.
Their fear, of course, was totally irrational because the boys' balls managed to go any number of places other than down the alley. As a general rule, it is a bad idea to toss bowling balls into the air.
Two hours of bowling with two different sets of children taught me a few things:
Children's frontal lobes are not fully developed so never underestimate how stupidly they can behave.
8 and 9 year old boys love to talk about farts and wedgies while 10 and 11 year old girls like to bowl.
Caffeinated beverages are to 8 and 9 year old boys what crack cocaine is to the rest of us.
10 and 11 year old girls can get excited about bowling shoes. They also think its fun to spin, curtsey, and bow after each turn.
8 and 9 year old boys like to jump up and down while making farting sounds after each turn.
Birthdays come once a year.
(You can't see me, but I'm so happy about that fact that I'm jumping up and down while making fart sounds!)
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