My friend posted this and graciously allowed me to share it so that other parents can know they're not alone :). Kids home for snowdays=cabin fever= craziness. So in effort to get out of the house, we all went as a family on a snow hike. I started a round of "build a story" - a game we play where I begin with a premise and then each person "builds" on the story. And here's how it went: ME: I set up a young bored girl home from school on a snow day. She sets out into the woods to look for adventure. And cue my son... SON: She comes upon a strange thing buried under old leaves. It's an ancient miniature clock. She cranks the dial and finds it's a time portal. She travels back in time to the Jurassic period, in Antarctica and meets a Polar Allosaurus. (insert longwinded details about dinosaur habitat and lifestyle etc etc etc) ME: Ok, now it's Dad's turn DAD: Suddenly, there's a white dress waving in distance. Is it a ghost? Da dum, da dum DAUGHTER: Daddy's turning this into a ghost story! Make him stop! DAD: Da Dum. Da Dum SON and DAUGHTER: STOP!! ME: Ok, daughter's turn DAUGHTER: So she takes the clock and decides this place is BORING and portals to the 1950s. She's walking around town... SON: OH that's totally realistic. (sarcastic tone) What is the dinosaur walking around town with her? DAUGHTER: YOU'RE the one who invented the time portal. DAD: Da Dum. Da Dum SON and DAUGHTER: STOP!! DAUGHTER: Then she meets Elvis! SON: With the dinosaur????? (getting mad) DAD: Is that a ghost behind Elvis? At which point, I decide it's a nice time for a run and ESCAPE THE MADNESS. I for one can't wait for the next installment in this series. Stay tuned!
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AuthorSandra K. Lee is a freelance writer and stay-at-home mom with a 6-year-old & a toddler in Middlesex County, New Jersey. Sandy's other blogs. Other Blogs
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