Bowling

One of the great activities that Deaf and hearing families and friends can participate in together without a problem (stress, intervention, hassle) is bowling.

Yesterday, we celebrated cousin Giovanni's birthday with a little bowling at Mowry Lanes in Fremont. It can be a little pricey with shoe rental now at $4 a pair and $3 or $4 a person per game, but I usually go with a 99-cents-per-game-for-10-games coupon. Depending upon how many people go, it can be around $25 for a couple of hours of entertainment.

Both my kids were in bowling leagues when they were younger and they still enjoy rolling the rock, though Miranda gets bored with it relatively quickly. She invariably starts acting silly after only a few frames. Yesterday, she had her boyfriend Dack as a teammate. The silliness was only delayed a couple of frames. They had their share of gutter balls, but I don't think they were too concerned about winning.

Miranda had the honor of rolling the first strike of the day and she let us all know it. Unfortunately, it was also her only strike of the day. Not that she really cared that much. View it here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jleSXuR6lwc