Nan's Bites from the Block: Blogs...

I read a lot of blogs. I love them. I have many interests and blogs are excellent way for me to catch up on the latest. The blogs that I love and look forward to the most, are the ones in which the blogger's personality shines through. Does that mean if you can't connect with the blogger on a personal level, albeit via the internet, that you won't like the blog? Or is that me? What do you think? Do you need a personal connection with the blogger?

I read an entry on a blog written by a 20-something mother complaining about spending an afternoon in a "play place" because her son was attending a birthday party. That comment triggered a flood of great memories for me. When Sarah and Mikey were little, Chuckee Cheeses was about all we could afford and that was with a coupon! We would take them on a Saturday night and get all "hopped up" on pizza (not bad...) and unlimited sugary, carbonated fountain drinks. Good times. Safe, inexpensive fun.

I got news for that 20-something mother: if her son loved that play place as much as Sarah and Mikey love(d) Chuckee Cheeses, that love does not fade when they become teenagers. She better be ready to hand over the keys to the car. Or, as it happened to me: I hand over the keys and provide the vehicle with a smile, but I feel a bit sad because it hits me that they aren't inviting me to go along. I'm good. I've got my memories. I have something else that's cool. These days when Sarah and Mikey hit the local Chuckee Cheeses, Sarah makes sure that she has someone take a picture at CCs of them for me. They may love Chuckee Cheeses but they love me too. : )