We enjoyed a beautiful afternoon yesterday. Took a drive to Greensburg and picked up a Wii. They had been dying for one since before Christmas and I had them save their money and then with the tax refund and the bracket win, We had enough to buy one and a few games. Jack can be a jedi and kate has fun creating people to play Wii sports. She is quite the sore loser. jack is beating her in tennis. I still prefer to walk and took a long one last evening while they bowled.
I did bribe them. They have to run track this June and compete in two meets, since we bought this. I loved track in High school!!! I ran the mile and two mile. (yes, I was very skinny!) endurance, commitment, doing one for the team. that is what it taught me and I can only hope that it gives them as much joy.
They also are going to do Atoms this summer. (It is fun to talk of summer plans!!!) Probably their last year. I plan on cleaning the house that week. (HAHAHA, that's what I said last summer!!)
We also went to Barnes and Noble. Not as big as the one on 5th avenue we visited last week but fun just the same. (The one on 5th avenue had escalators and THREE floors! I didn't want to carry those books around all day but wrote down the names of some on the civil war that Jack wanted. They looked really good.) At Greensburg, kids were reading poetry they had written and won prizes for. It was a contest run by Ligonier Valley Writers Association. LVWonline.org . Some of it was very good. I have read better from some of our kids in Berlin. I will have to get them to enter some of their work next year.
I am marinating a steak for dinner, making fruit salad and a pasta salad....summer food!
Enjoy your Sunday!
2 comments:
This post speaks of all my favorite things...books, Barnes and Noble, NY, running, spring, eating. I see why we get along so well!
I would never leave the house if I had a Wii!!!! lol- fun fun fun times ahead :)
Glad they are running track- they will have so much fun :)
Ahhhhh Springtime track meets at Shoram-Wading River High School in our cheezy Blue St. john's t-shirts with yellow lettering....was there a better way to spend a Sunday afternoon????
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