Fright Fest
So we went to Six Flags, Great America yesterday. I would have no luck if it were not for bad luck. So of course it rained for most of the day.
Maybe it was good because there were not as many people there. The lines were never more than 15 minutes so we got to see a lot more than we would have had it not rained. We kept telling ourselves that all day at least. In the morning James kept asking me why I had not started getting ready yet. He was very surprised to see that all I did was throw on jeans and a sweatshirt. I tend to be very high maintenance but I did not see a point in walking around with hairspray and makeup running down my face in the rain.
James insisted that IF it rained it would only rain for a short time only in the morning and the high was supposed to be 68. So we just wore sweatshirts so that we would not have to carry anything. As soon as we got close to the park it started to rain. We went straight to one of the arcade buildings and played games for awhile hoping it would stop raining. After we spent $20 on games and it was raining even harder James decided to go buy rain ponchos. He came back as happy as can be in a Batman rain poncho. LOL
They had run out of normal adult size ones so him, Noelle, and I had to wear Batman. It looked like a batman costume complete with bat ears on the hood. I felt like an idiot but we got to go and do some stuff finally. At first every where we went people stopped, stared, and pointed at us. Some of them asked where they could buy some. After awhile more people had them on so only half of the people stared.
The girls did a lot more rides than I thought they would. I absolutely HATE rides so I only went on bumper cars, a movie ride thing, and the worst one I did was the spinning one "Easy River Crawler" that used to be "The Lobster". I of course hated every minute. They convinced me that I had to go because Neona and Nicole both wanted to go but they both needed an adult in the seat with them. The second time they went on it they allowed Noelle to ride with Nicole. There was no way in I was going to do it again.
We decided not to eat at one of the restaurants and just eat snacky things that we do not normally get. So we just shared a bunch of unhealthy snack food for lunch. Corn dog, chili dog, nachos, chili cheese fries, and regular fries. Followed by candy, caramel corn and cotton candy later. The bucket for the cotton candy did come in handy later when it was time to take off the rain ponchos. They fit just right inside. Plus since I had to carry the bucket and the snake things I had an excuse as to why I could not ride anything. LOL
We also went to see a 3D movie that was very short but it worked out seeing as was really bad. The kids loved that it was 3D though. We also went to a little Halloween musical and a haunted trail. They had this neat two story loony toons indoor play area full of air cannons and foam balls to shoot at each other. The kids loved it. We tried to space out the rides with indoor things so we could at least get a little drier and warmer once in awhile. The musical even had a place selling coffee just outside. Coffee has never tasted so good.
It finally stopped raining around sun down. Just in time for the temperature to drop. After it got dark we stayed to see it all lit up and for a few last rides and shopping before we headed home. The girls got mood necklaces, fuzzy snake scarf things, and little stuff. Nicole also got a fuzzy hat since Noelle already has one.
We got back home after 8pm so we quick got into warm dry clothes, had a snack and went to bed. When the alarm went off this morning I wanted nothing more than to go back to bed but then I would be stuck with a house full of kids. So I got them all off for school and THEN went back to bed. I finally got up and did a few loads of laundry before picking the younger two up from school. Now they are done with their after school snack so I better get something done for the day. I think I will change the load of laundry and watch TV while I fold all the clothes. Then it should be just about time to start dinner. There goes another wasted day.
Maybe it was good because there were not as many people there. The lines were never more than 15 minutes so we got to see a lot more than we would have had it not rained. We kept telling ourselves that all day at least. In the morning James kept asking me why I had not started getting ready yet. He was very surprised to see that all I did was throw on jeans and a sweatshirt. I tend to be very high maintenance but I did not see a point in walking around with hairspray and makeup running down my face in the rain.
James insisted that IF it rained it would only rain for a short time only in the morning and the high was supposed to be 68. So we just wore sweatshirts so that we would not have to carry anything. As soon as we got close to the park it started to rain. We went straight to one of the arcade buildings and played games for awhile hoping it would stop raining. After we spent $20 on games and it was raining even harder James decided to go buy rain ponchos. He came back as happy as can be in a Batman rain poncho. LOL
They had run out of normal adult size ones so him, Noelle, and I had to wear Batman. It looked like a batman costume complete with bat ears on the hood. I felt like an idiot but we got to go and do some stuff finally. At first every where we went people stopped, stared, and pointed at us. Some of them asked where they could buy some. After awhile more people had them on so only half of the people stared.
The girls did a lot more rides than I thought they would. I absolutely HATE rides so I only went on bumper cars, a movie ride thing, and the worst one I did was the spinning one "Easy River Crawler" that used to be "The Lobster". I of course hated every minute. They convinced me that I had to go because Neona and Nicole both wanted to go but they both needed an adult in the seat with them. The second time they went on it they allowed Noelle to ride with Nicole. There was no way in I was going to do it again.
We decided not to eat at one of the restaurants and just eat snacky things that we do not normally get. So we just shared a bunch of unhealthy snack food for lunch. Corn dog, chili dog, nachos, chili cheese fries, and regular fries. Followed by candy, caramel corn and cotton candy later. The bucket for the cotton candy did come in handy later when it was time to take off the rain ponchos. They fit just right inside. Plus since I had to carry the bucket and the snake things I had an excuse as to why I could not ride anything. LOL
We also went to see a 3D movie that was very short but it worked out seeing as was really bad. The kids loved that it was 3D though. We also went to a little Halloween musical and a haunted trail. They had this neat two story loony toons indoor play area full of air cannons and foam balls to shoot at each other. The kids loved it. We tried to space out the rides with indoor things so we could at least get a little drier and warmer once in awhile. The musical even had a place selling coffee just outside. Coffee has never tasted so good.
It finally stopped raining around sun down. Just in time for the temperature to drop. After it got dark we stayed to see it all lit up and for a few last rides and shopping before we headed home. The girls got mood necklaces, fuzzy snake scarf things, and little stuff. Nicole also got a fuzzy hat since Noelle already has one.
We got back home after 8pm so we quick got into warm dry clothes, had a snack and went to bed. When the alarm went off this morning I wanted nothing more than to go back to bed but then I would be stuck with a house full of kids. So I got them all off for school and THEN went back to bed. I finally got up and did a few loads of laundry before picking the younger two up from school. Now they are done with their after school snack so I better get something done for the day. I think I will change the load of laundry and watch TV while I fold all the clothes. Then it should be just about time to start dinner. There goes another wasted day.
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