Triple F

Our family likes to have Triple F (Forced Family Fun) activities on occasion. In other words, you will go and you will like it!

Sometimes the activities are nothing more than going hiking, getting ice cream cones, or going to the dollar movie. Other times we do things that are more creative and crazy.

One of our favorite things to do is to give every family member $2. Then, we head to the grocery store and everyone buys something to contribute to dinner. It is all very secretive and no one knows what the others are buying. It is so fun to get home and discover what our dinner is going to be.

One time we went "out" to eat. We drove around for a little while and when we got home, some friends had set up our table outside. We sat down to the table and they drove by and tossed our first course out the car window. Soon, they rode by on their bikes and tossed us our next course. They came by on motorcycles next and then in a pickup.

One time we had a roll of a die meal. We headed our for a walk. We carried 6 brown grocery bags. Each one was numbered. When we got to a corner, we would roll the die to see which bag we would eat. We could end up with dessert or drinks or chips first. After we ate, we would roll again to see which direction we would head. If the number was even, we went right. If odd, left. At the next corner, we'd roll and eat again. I'm sure the neighbors wondered what we were doing eating on street corners.

Another of our favorite forced family fun activities is going bowling. None of us are great bowlers but we have a lot of fun! Surprisingly, Alec is a pretty good bowler so it's nice to have something he can really participate in.

I truly hope that Triple F activities are what our chidren remember most about their growing up years.