Compliments of the Taxpayers, No Doubt
If you've visited here for any length of time, you know of the crazy, local reading program in which the girls are involved. The prizes aren't lollipops or balloons or something sensible like, you know, the sheer JOY of reading. No-sirreeee. They get $25 gift cards to Barnes and Noble and trips to the local ballpark and, this year, a magical day at a local fun center.
Now, to anyone who's been to an amusement park, this is merely a somewhat dinky place with a roller-skating rink, a mini-golf green, a laser-tag room, and a water slide. To my children, it was heaven. This was their first time at a mini-golf place, their first time in a roller-skating rink, and their first time in a laser room. Plus, they got free pizza and soda! WOWSA! (Yup. I just said "wowsa." The day deserves a "wowsa.")
They were too excited to sleep the night before, and it fulfulled all their imaginings, though, as they all later concluded, it would have been better to spend a lot less time in the mini-golf green and a lot more time on the water slide.
Good thing we played mini-golf first thing. They thought it was awesome until they experienced the other joys of this place.
2 comments :
This looks like such a fun place! What a shame a out the slide not allowing Luci on. I wish our library did a reading program ( even without the rewards). Mind you I have no problem getting my bookworm kiddos to read!
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I know! I always think it's crazy that the girls are getting these plump rewards for doing what I have trouble getting them to STOP doing when I need their help around the house. There are worse problems to have, right? :)
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