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What a busy day. I was awakened early and spent a while going through finances with my mother in-law. We headed on out and got all of our shopping done. By time we were done with everything, we had second thoughts about taking the kids to the Renaissance Festival. We were tired, it was hot, and finances would be much better when the next pay check rolls around.

To make up for it, we took the kids out to McDonald’s and then headed on over to Toys ‘R Us. I went outside and took many pictures of my niece in her princess outfit. She got changed and we all started playing hide-and-seek. After that, the kids and I were playing in the back yard and bugs started to come out so we went inside.

Earlier, I had picked up an Atari Flashback 2 system at Wal-Mart for roughly $30. It has 40 games built in and two joysticks. If you find yourself acquiring one of these things, the first thing you want to do is throw out the joysticks. They just don’t work. You have to press the joysticks very hard in the direction you want to move. Fortunately I had 5 joysticks in the attic from my Atari 400 (God rest its’ soul).

My niece started begging to play it as soon as I started getting things running. My nephew soon followed suit and they were occupied for hours. My mother in-law just looked at me and laughed. It was amazing to see these young kids get a kick out of playing the old games when they have the newer game consoles to choose from.

I’m all beat, but I’ve been told that they had just as much fun today as if they had actually gone to the Maryland Renaissance Festival. That’s a relief and makes me feel all nice and happy.

Tags: Video Games, Family, Shopping, Finances

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