Wacky Wednesday....

And I'm not talkin' about Hungry Howie's Pizza.

Today we wanted to do something American.

We shall take the kids to see a wholesome "G" rated movie. Jaxson has never been to the movies and Ally and Parker maybe once or twice. This was a VERY special treat. We picked them up from school an hour early only to find out that the movie was only in Spanish. DUH!!!

Okay, back up plan. We'll take the kids to McDonald's for Happy Meals (this is very American) and to play on the gigantic indoor playground. You know, the toys in the Happy Meals are what it's all about. And to have a play area that doesn't actually get 10 inches of rain in one afternoon just makes us giddie!

Got to Mickey D's and they were out of toys. No biggie. They scrounged up three, but they were not for boys. I have 2 boys in case you forgot. And the little girl toy, as Ally explained it, "Has a sour face and a bad attitude."

Okay, next plan! We'll eat quickly and go play. I hope you are hearing screeching tires in your head right about now. The ENTIRE playground area was reserved for a birthday party. Was it really necessary to shut down the entire area? FOR 3 HOURS!!!

Sweet spirited Parker looked at me with a sad kind-of smiley face and said, "It's okay Momma, I'm still thankful to be here." Awwwww....melt my heart, but open the darn playground already.

It was just one of those days where the culture dictated our plans.

As the Ticos say, "Pura Vida." Pure Life!