Afterwards we got the boys some lunch and then took them to the mall because the two Valley nephews wanted to ride the escalators. The malls in the Valley are small and all on one level; there aren't any escalators, so it's a bit of a novelty for them. And of course, they did do other stuff there as well.
This past weekend was a pretty busy one. Saturday was of course Remembrance Day, and I, two of my sisters, and my parents all travelled down to the Valley to attend the service at Acadia along with another sister and her family. After the service we went to my sister's place for lunch and hung out all afternoon before heading back into town. We brought two of the young nephews with us so that they could spend some time with their cousins over the long weekend. Sunday was church of course, then off to the homestead for Sunday lunch with a variety of family members. I returned home that evening, while my two sisters took four nephews to their place for a sleepover at which, I am informed, not much sleeping was done. I joined them the next day- Monday, which was a holiday because Remembrance Day was on the weekend- for bowling, something I haven't done in ages. The game has changed a bit... you don't even have to keep score anymore: just bowl, and the number of pins you knock down immediately appears on the scoreboard. None of us are very good (I scored in the eighties) but had a lot of fun. The alley attendant helpfully informed us that we could get our scores emailed to us, but I struggle to see what the purpose of that would be. I suppose if you were a serious bowler you might want to keep track of your scores, but when you bowl on average about once every five years or so, nah. Afterwards we got the boys some lunch and then took them to the mall because the two Valley nephews wanted to ride the escalators. The malls in the Valley are small and all on one level; there aren't any escalators, so it's a bit of a novelty for them. And of course, they did do other stuff there as well. Woody the Talking Christmas Tree is back, though not "awake" yet. This year, they've bizarrely added a top hat... it's like they're trying to make him as garish as possible. I mean, at least old Woody had that retro '70's homeliness vibe going on; refurbished Woody just looks kinda strange, and the hat's not helping. After that, it was back home for the boys and sadly, yesterday it was back to work for me. But it was a good long weekend.
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