Our Bowling Park Day
Yesterday, we had park day with our homeschool group. Since it was pouring rain (which we desperately need so I won't complain!) we opted for the indoor bowling 'park day'. The boy likes to bowl, as long it's not on a team, for competition. He had a blast and everyone gets a kick out of his unorthodox (but pretty darn accurate!) bowling style. But I'm not here to bore you to death about the bowling phenom that the boy may or may not become... no, I'm here to bore you about the excessive talker that the boy has become. Honestly, I really don't know where he gets that - seriously! He wanted a bottle of water. I figured "hey, he's 8, I can clearly see the snack bar line, and I'm between there and the only exit", so I gave him a buck, reminded him about waiting patiently for his turn and to use his manners, and off he went. There were two guys in front of him, both in uniform. Trying not to be overly watchful (at least that he knew of!...