We Drove An Hour To Bowl…
| For many years, our kids, Jacki (12) and James (8) wanted to know about Daddy’s bowling trophies. We live in a town of about 5,500 people and in the “old days” (1980’s) about all there was to do for kids was go to the local bowling alley after milking or driving tractor or truck. Even the high school had bowling days for PE. Daddy earned his share of trophies and displayed them in the office of his trucking company. Sadly, in the mid 90’s the owner of the alley retired. Jacki and James never got to bowl, but there were all those trophies and pictures at Grandma and Grandpa’s house. The building became an antique shop. But for those who knew where to look, the place held memories.
Jacki and James delighted in hearing stories about Daddy. Then Mommy got the information about KidsBowlFree and even though the nearest place was almost an hour away, she signed them up! Jacki and James spent a full 5 minutes just watching others bowl, pins fly, lights flash and return machines! Shoes on and balls in hand, they took “lessons” from Daddy (who got his groove back real quick after 10 years!) Thank you Kids Bowl Free! We look forward to another summer in 2010. |