Might as well have been Disneyland
Chuck E Cheese.
Who knew that the key to happiness lied at the door to Chuck E Cheese.
My mom wouldn't even let me near the place when I was a kid...too icky.
But when we got rained out of the playground over the July 4th weekend, I remembered having seen the store front in a local strip mall and convinced that very same mom to grab the wet grandkids and head on over.
What fun.
Yes, they have the worst pizza on earth (and don't even get me started on the "salad bar"). And yes, I probably went an entire family pack of handiwipes. But oh boy did the girls have FUN.
Probably because mom stopped saying "no."
Probably because mom stopped saying "no."
And get this -- every ride, ever game costs 1 token, and one token costs, get this, 25 CENTS! I was queen of the spoilalicious moms. for 10 bucks I got about 800 tokens (OK, more like 45 with the otken bonus, but still...), which meant I was doling them out freely. I've never spent money with such abandon.
SURE you can try gambling game that you'll never win!
Of COURSE you can ride the 3-hourse carousel for the 15th time in the row.
Yes ma'am! Have at it! 
Despite all my effort to be a spendthrift, we still left with a handful of tokens, which I tucked into the change drawer in wicked anticipation of "What in tarnation is THIS!" the next time Kostas is looking for a quarter.
3 comments:
I am so glad that you are in the club of parents that bring their kids to Chuck E. Cheese.
I am the club's president. As far as I know, you are the second inducted member, so feel free to choose your position.
BB2 won't step in the place. And none of my mom friends will either. So I go with the boy. And we have a blast.
But we don't eat the food.
oh how your posts entertain me so....!
i am SO checking out the nearest chuck e. cheese as soon as it rains again -which will be, with the summer we've been having, tomorrow! clorox wipes in tow.
we ate the food the first time.
It won't happen again
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