With a little help from my friends

Sometimes those fun free family moments come unexpectedly. That was the case for our family today.
My son had begged all weekend to go to the Winston-Salem Dash baseball game. We were torn about whether or not to go. Between the tickets, the parking, and the food we knew we were looking at spending around $75 for this family outing. While we knew it would be great family entertainment, Rick and I were not convinced it was worth the expense. Couple that with the fact that my idea of fun is NOT sitting outside in 90 degree heat plus humidity and we had almost decided the ballgame was out. However, our son had other ideas.
As previously mentioned, he had his mind set on going to the game. He was mentioning it at every possible opportunity. We knew telling him no would mean one more argument. We were prepared for that, but not looking forward to it.
While at church this morning, he was still pushing the idea on me -- and trying to convince any other adults why they should convince me that going to the game would be a great idea. Trust me when I say that practically every congregational member in our church was aware that he wanted to go to that game by the time Sunday School had ended.
And in that process of him being so ..... he would say persistant; I would call it aggrevating ..... someone overheard him say he wanted to go to the ballgame. That someone just happened to have tickets. Guess what happened next?
That's right, the Riddles generously handed us tickets to the game. (Thank you, again, if you're reading this!!!) And these were not ordinary tickets. We ended up in the Founder's Club with a parking pass, food and beverages. It was an unbelievable day that occurred strictly by happenstance, the generosity of friends, and the loud mouth of an eight year old.
The moral to the story is let people know you are looking for new and affordable (or free) ways to have fun with your family and they just might have opportunities available to you.
Case in point: since creating this blog, I have been bombarded with my friends offering me ideas. One friend told me that Dunkin Donut and Krispy Kreme was offering free donuts to customers one day last week in celebration of National Donut Day. Another friend told me about www.kidsbowlfree.com which offers free games of bowling to kids during the summer. Another told me about kids eat free nights at area restuarants. If you ask, people will share their knowledge with you and you will have more options. I hope that's what this blog can offer you, as well.
Please become a follower and share it with your friends who may be looking for this information, as well.