go down to the river and throw rocks in the water.
so since it's cold and snowy and wet, i'm thinking
no river. i told her::
it is too cold for the river.
she gave me that blank "dora the explorer" blinking stare and replied:::
"ah river?"
***
sigh
***
so instead
i took her to what was once the bane of my existence- first job- lost circle of hell- cess pool
chuck e. cheese
it would have been insufferable had there been anyone else in the building
but it actually ended up being a genius solution to sunny ohio's awesome weather festivus.
she doesn't grasp at all the concept of games and prizes
and she has the attention span of a tube sock
and i was pretty for sure we were going to be asked to leave during her very first skee-ball lesson wherein she insisted on throwing overhand as opposed to the official skee-ball association appropriated underhanded roll...
but i taught her how to pull the tickets just right from the machines so that you end up with a couple extra
and she got to pick out a prize, which ended up being laffy taffy and some incredibly well put together foam plane flyer that flew from her hand and into the abyss...
all in all a good day
1 comment:
This is absolutely adorable...the fine powder of true childhood memories. She will never forget it even when you think she has some day. A true testament of a good mother.
-Shane
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