Do you know how hard it was to get early tickets to see THE ROCK in that darn movie???  Let's just say this...I didn't get to drool yesterday...... So, hopefully, by next weekend the theatres won't be so uhmmmm 'packed.'

We spent the day...the cooler part of the day anyway (after 3pm) cuz geez it was hot yesterday! (92*)...driving around looking for some family fun.  And you know what?  This town sucks!

Now, I don't really want to make our area sound so, so, so boring...but for families looking for something to do....well, what else can I say about it?

I mean, we used to have this waterpark...which went belly up after only 3 years here. hmph!  The profit ratio just wasn't happening according to them....(bad business runners I truly believe).

Then we had a Mountasia park...(go karts, mini golf, batting cages, arcade) and that recently went belly up too...after about 10 years here.  more hmmph!

And theeeeeeennnnnn, we had a drive in theatre here too.  It was great! Had been around since the late sixties.  And just this past year, it was bought out.  I mean, we used to go there every other weekend!  No worrying about the shhses and hushes...no expensive theatre junk food...(you could carry your own food in there)...and best of all...there was just something about watching a giant size screen outside while the fresh air breezed past you.  *sigh*  Now that is all gone too. 

So basically, the only good family places around here are: 1.  eateries....(that's a given )  2.  the movie theatres (meaning when a pg13 or less movie is going on) 3.  the local museums and libraries 4.  the beach (which is about an hour away)  5.  the bowling allies (which caters to family nights usually on week nights here)  6.  the mall....(i need money)..:-D  7.  the raceway...(not open at the moment) and 8.  baseball games...(times and schedules vary and just this season)  oh yeah, and the parks....but mosquitos have invaded us down here...so..ixnay on that till the mosq's go away)

Hmph.  So there we were driving around for over 2 hours trying to figure out what to do next after we ate at the Golden Corral.  (incidentally, i overheard the convo of the waitress and some kids sitting next to us)..(her:  are you two twins? how cute! who came out first?  twin #1:  my older brother!  he was refering to the oldest child about 3 years older than him!  how funny and smart is that?!? )

Drive, drive, drive.  Boredom, Boredom, boredom....it was already 830 pm and still nothing exciting going on just yet.

So we ended up buying movies and watching them at home.  Anyone have any other ideas?  We've done a lot of family things...including painting together, catching ball outside, walking in the park, fishing, board games, swimming, birthday parties...it is just I realized we are limited here as to what we can do. 

I'm curious...what kind of family outings/places do you have in your neck of the woods??