Staycation Day 4 – GoCarts and Putt-Putt
For the last day of the Staycation, we had planned to go to the Indiana Dunes, but when we got up today the weather looked like it wasn't going to cooperate. If it's 82, then the water will be colder, and no one is going to have fun in freezing cold Lake Michigan water. So we decided to go to a local place and ride a few GoCarts and play a little Putt-Putt.
As it turned out, it got up to 92! So much for good weather predictions.
But we had a lot of fun on the GoCarts, and a good bit of fun on Putt-Putt. Nina doesn't like not doing something really well, and so when she wasn't hitting it in the cup in one or two strokes, she got a little nasty. Face it, she's 10, and used to being able to do what she wants to do. But life isn't always like that. Lesson learned.
We then went home, plated a few games, and called it a Staycation.
Liza and I learned a lot about our family and vacations, and that's good.
- Get out of town - Joseph is just going to text his friends, and when you go home all the problems of home come to the forefront. Gotta get out of town.
- Do more, little things - the days were full, but fun. Keep it up.
- Don't allow the kids to feel too comfortable - keeping them out of their element allows them to bond with each other. That's great.
So long as we carry these lessons forward, it'll be OK.