To Bowl or Not to Bowl??
Lesli and I always seem to get ourselves in the craziest predicaments with our hair-brained ideas. The latest occurred when we recently saw an advertisement in the newspaper for fall/winter youth bowling league sign-ups. Our children have been involved in most every sport and we have spent countless hours cheering at rainy football games, scorching hot baseball games, wet soccer games, and stuffy basketball games. Considering that our family likes to bowl occasionally, this seemed like the perfect opportunity for a new adventure. So, we get to the bowling alley on Saturday morning. The kids were fed donuts and chocolate milk and allowed to bowl for free. They were having a blast and Lesli and I could not believe that the sign-up fee was a mere $12.00 per child. We were very eager to get our paperwork completed and turn in our money. The one drawback was that we would have to get up every Saturday morning and take them to the bowling alley from 9:30-11:00. But this seemed hardly a sacrifice compared to all the fun Riley, Jordan, Sydney, and Thomas would have. After we turned in our money, Lesli came up to me and said that the lady in charge told her it would be an additional $9.00 per child each week just to bowl. We quickly calculated that it would cost us $72 a month to join this league. I knew it was too good to be true, only having to pay $12 for a fun sport!! What were we to do, we had already signed the kids up and they were having such a blast. We also learned that the league continued on until some time in April and then they started attending tournaments all around the state! What!! This is not what we signed up for. So, needless to say, in the end we sent the kids to the car with their dads and graciously asked for our money back and explained that this was more of a commitment then we bargained for. Nevertheless, the kids had fun bowling that day. My camera battery died on me mid picture taking, so you will only see Riley, Jordan, and Hunter. Also, Lesli and I have determined that when something seems too good to be true, it usually is. We have resolved to continue braving the cold bleachers and dusty fields, and stick with the sports we know and love.
Lesli and I always seem to get ourselves in the craziest predicaments with our hair-brained ideas. The latest occurred when we recently saw an advertisement in the newspaper for fall/winter youth bowling league sign-ups. Our children have been involved in most every sport and we have spent countless hours cheering at rainy football games, scorching hot baseball games, wet soccer games, and stuffy basketball games. Considering that our family likes to bowl occasionally, this seemed like the perfect opportunity for a new adventure. So, we get to the bowling alley on Saturday morning. The kids were fed donuts and chocolate milk and allowed to bowl for free. They were having a blast and Lesli and I could not believe that the sign-up fee was a mere $12.00 per child. We were very eager to get our paperwork completed and turn in our money. The one drawback was that we would have to get up every Saturday morning and take them to the bowling alley from 9:30-11:00. But this seemed hardly a sacrifice compared to all the fun Riley, Jordan, Sydney, and Thomas would have. After we turned in our money, Lesli came up to me and said that the lady in charge told her it would be an additional $9.00 per child each week just to bowl. We quickly calculated that it would cost us $72 a month to join this league. I knew it was too good to be true, only having to pay $12 for a fun sport!! What were we to do, we had already signed the kids up and they were having such a blast. We also learned that the league continued on until some time in April and then they started attending tournaments all around the state! What!! This is not what we signed up for. So, needless to say, in the end we sent the kids to the car with their dads and graciously asked for our money back and explained that this was more of a commitment then we bargained for. Nevertheless, the kids had fun bowling that day. My camera battery died on me mid picture taking, so you will only see Riley, Jordan, and Hunter. Also, Lesli and I have determined that when something seems too good to be true, it usually is. We have resolved to continue braving the cold bleachers and dusty fields, and stick with the sports we know and love.
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Don't worry Toni, I'll be right there with you on those cold bleachers & dusty fields! Do we have to bring along Keith & John this year?? I'll have to stock up on suckers!!!
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