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It’s Raining… It’s Pouring… and my kids are driving me crazy.
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D Sharon Pruitt, photographer
My kids aren’t actually driving me crazy (they’re big) but it’s raining A LOT and I’m guessing other people’s kids might be driving them crazy. It’s really, really raining (for California standards). When the weather is like this I just want to stay home and enjoy my fireplace. I don’t like driving in the rain.
However, if you are a Marin Mommy or Daddy stuck at home with little ones during this storm you may be going a little stir crazy. I remember back in the day when I was a preschool teacher in the early 90s… there was one winter when it rained for about 40 days straight. Let’s just say that was a VERY long winter.
If you are feeling the itch to get out with your little ones check out the wonderful list of weekend family events happening in Marin over at the Marin Mommies blog. She has some great suggestions for fun activities with kids.
I just have to share something really cool I saw the other day. I wish I would have been able to take a picture. I was driving north on Highway 101 in Marin and the sun was out but the freeway was very wet. As the cars ahead of me were driving water was spraying up from their back tires creating a look of rainbows shooting out from beneath each car. It was a very cool site to see. I kind of felt like I was living in a psychedelic 70s cartoon.
photo via Flickr user Pink Sherbert Photography
Globetrotters and Twitter
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We took the kids to see the Harlem Globetrotters this weekend. It was fun. Although, I have to admit I think the target audience is more for 10 years old and under. LOL
Our teenagers (17 and 19) were troopers and enjoyed the evening. At one point, I looked around and realized just about every family in the audience had children under the age of 10. But we all decided to embrace our inner children and have fun even if we were a little bit older than everyone else in the stadium.
I love the music and the spirit of the Globetrotters. It’s all about having fun, which is my mission for 2010. The tricks they do are absolutely amazing. They make basketball look so easy.
If the Harlem Globetrotter’s pass through your neighborhood I highly recommend embracing your inner child and going out and having some fun!
My Twitter friend @PoButler was also in the audience with her kids, we tweeted and found each other. She was sitting about as far away from me as she possibly could but we still saw each other and waved. My kids thought I was a bit strange for getting all excited and waving across the stadium to my Twitter friend. Even the Globetrotters are on Twitter.
The Harlem Globetrotters
Posted by: | CommentsI have officially gone nowhere this week. I hunkered down and have been seriously focusing on my business and being very productive. The only time I have left my home/office is to walk to the trails to go hiking with my dog. Thank goodness for my dog demanding his walks or I might not have gotten out at all.
My goal for 2010 is to have more fun! (Inspired by @Fun_Master) So… tonight I’m very excited to be going to see the Harlem Globetrotters at the Oracle Arena in Oakland! The last time I saw the Globetrotters I was very young, maybe 8 years old but I do remember really enjoying the show.
Have you ever seen the Harlem Globetrotters?
I like what one of the Globetrotters in this video said about spreading joy: “You can spread joy for at least 2 hours for someone each day no matter where you are in the world.”
