I signed my kids up for the kids bowl free for the summer program, and the freebies started over spring break when I was planning to go bowling anyway. Cheap date! Well, after paying for the shoes for my kids and various of their friends and springing for pizza, it wasn't so cheap, but it was fun.

Rose bowled without bumpers for the first time. She did very well, good solid bowling. I mean, for non-bowlers likes ourselves. Every time I go I think I'd like to get some lessons. I bowled my normal ridiculously inconsistent self--gutter, gutter, strike, gutter.

David and the other boys finished way before us, so they were making minor mischief. David managed to shake a toy off the grabber game and "win" it. My gender non-conforming son was so pleased to get a bright pink fluffy plush puppy dog backpack. It's so pink it almost glows.

We went to Lincoln park to play on the zipline like we always do at spring break, except this time the weather was gorgeous, and I got to hang out with my friend Deidre too.