Mike is 12!

We’ve had a nice day, albeit very busy.

Michael and I went to Publix early this morning, then picked up iced coffees [decaf] from Starbucks, for a special treat. As soon as we got home and got the groceries unloaded, Michael wanted to open his presents.

His big presents were his hatchet and his new Razr scooter. He also got new wheels for his Heelys, a bunch of Naruto books, about 6 movies [they were on sale at Walmart], a new shirt, a stuffed monkey, etc.

He got the scooter out and was scooting around the front sidewalk until it got too hot. The high was about 92.

We found him a musical card that played the original “You Can’t Touch This” by MC Hammer – it happens to be Michael’s favorite song.

Lunch was an excellent meal at Dave & Buster’s. I was there for a company event a few years ago, but I didn’t realize how incredibly huge the game room is, and how many games there are. Alesia and Michael were like in kid paradise there. They love games. Michael’s favorite game was kind of an alarmingly realistic shooting game where he got to do a virtual commando raid. I was fascinated and horrified. I don’t allow Wii or Nintendo or X-box at the house, so wher they get to play videogames it’s a big treat.

We met my friend Kate and her husband and son at the bowling alley in Dunwoody, and bowled a couple of games. It was a lot of fun. Tommy, kate’s son, is a few years younger than Michael, but they get along well.

The bowling alley has these disco lights that were incredibly annoying. They also kept playing videos on screens all across the place where you rolled the ball – so it looked like one rolled the ball into the TV screens. I didn’t bowl. I talked to Bob.

We came back to the house and the kids went to play tennis and swim, and we grownups visited. Bob installed a new antivirus program on my computer. Mother fixed spaghetti for dinner. Afterwards, we had an ice cream cake from Brusters, which was very good, although Alesia was rather disgusted the ice cream was all chocolate. She prefers vanilla. The fact that the cake and frosting were vanilla didn’t appease her.

Kate and Bob gave Michael a cool gift, a model airplane made out of the same design as the Wright brothers’ first plane. They had vacationed in North Carolina and been to Kitty Hawk. Michael was fascinated.

So, it was a very nice day and I haven't done anything strenuous but wash a few dishes, but for some strange reason I am really tired.

Comments

[me]

Aren't all of Michael's friends a few years younger since he is in the third grade.