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CA Fires Smoking Us In
The The free bike ride around the neighborhood is out of the question. The gratuitous swimming in the backyard pool just seems too risky. The no cost frolicking in the backyard with friends would be too costly. I know there is a myriad of things we can do indoors, and believe me, we’ve done plenty of them. Indoor bocce ball. Cat Lovers Monopoly. Hide and Seek and nearly break a toe trying to make it to base. But try telling two very active grade schoolers that this summer (going on three weeks here) they have to stay indoors. Despite a blotting of the sun with a gray pall of smoke until it glows an eerie orange, itchy, watery eyes and throats, headaches and slight nausea, they can’t quite seem to grasp that this all could be hazardous and permanently disabling to their developing lungs. So I distract them by taking them to the movies. I find I don’t feel like I’m cultivating couch potatoes if we go out to see a movie. Despite fertilizing ourselves with buckets of popcorn, gallons of Icees and smuggled in jumbo boxes of Junior Mints. So, we’ve become the Siskel, Ebert and Wheelers of summer kid movies. Kit Kittredge? Favorite! WALL-E? Fantastic! Space Chimps? I pray the prayer of a desperate mother these fires are snuffed out before I get dragged to that one. ☺ ☺ ☺ Thank you to all the firefighters for working tirelessly to preserve the beauty, resources and homes of 6 comments from 6 users
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posted by
momzofboys
on Jul 11, 2008 at 02:57 PM
I have been searching for ideas for what to do indoors. Unfortunately, movies are not an option for us. We have a very active 4 year old and an 8mth old. We have gone to the jump houses and walked the mall and even spent an afternoon wondering IKEA. We are looking for ideas that don't cost much money, or gas. Any ideas?
posted by
kellimwheeler
on Jul 11, 2008 at 04:28 PM
Well, you've hit some of my favorites with the bounce house places and the malls. How about a trip to Toys R Us? My kids used to be happy just trying the wheel toy displays. Indoor McDonald playlands. Railroad Museum. The best resource though is other moms -- try inviting a group over to play and hope they reciprocate. Moms visit, kids play -- it's worth a little extra clean up. Hope this helps!
posted by
AmandaS
on Jul 11, 2008 at 05:36 PM
I hear you on this...I have no idea how we are going to survive the summer, and my kids go to daycare during the workday.
posted by
hmoeckli
on Jul 12, 2008 at 12:39 PM
We are in Redding right now, where the fires are even worse. It's amazing to me how rough this season has been. My hats go off to all those who are working so hard to put out the fires. It must be unbelievably difficult for them and their families. My daughter is still too young for movies, but I feel ya on the Space Chimps. Pretty sure I would pay NOT to see it. posted by
creatress
on Jul 14, 2008 at 03:08 PM
At least there are some good ones out right now. We saw Hellboy II yesterday and it was surprisingly really great. I never saw the first one, but didn't miss anything. I'm worried because my teenager LOVES all the smoke and creepy weather. Uh oh, a future smoker? I sure hope not! posted by
magickmom
on Jul 15, 2008 at 11:54 AM
yeah, I'm avoiding the Space Chimps at all costs, and the upcoming Chihuahua movie as well. Her biomom can take her to those...UGH. Kit Kitteridge was wonderful, and Kaity loved it. Was also good to explain to her how tight things become financially at times, she really saw what it was like. And of course, we loved Wall-E. I'm all for taking them to McDonald's that have play spaces. I bring a book and just let her run around for almost 2 hours. Or, going to Sunrise mall in Citrus Heights, since they have the kiddie play area in front of JC Penney's. She's actually made friends in both places as well. It's been hard, because I really wanted to teach her to ride a bike this summer too! :( Ugh, I am hoping we have seen the last of the fires smoke haze....blue sky is such a wonderful suprise after three weeks of gray-brown!
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