Sunday, March 15, 2015

Bubba Bowling

Today, my family and I went bowling.  We got to our lane, and set up the computer keep score.  Everyone was on normal bowl mode, meaning no bumpers were being used.

We started bowling. Everyone did well, except Bubba, my ten-year-old son.  His balls went into the gutter eighty percent of the time.  At the end of the game, he was dead last, and quite upset about it.

"Redo," he said.  "Because something is wrong with the ball."

I laughed.  "Okay, Bubba.  Get another ball.  We'll do another game."  While he got the other ball, I changed the computer to bring up bumper guards when it was Bubba's turn.

That made all of the difference in the world.  Every time the ball was about to go to the gutter, the guard prevented it.  Bubba even managed to get a few strikes.  At the end of the game, Bubba was in second place.

"See, I told you it was a bad ball!"

Right.  Next time, we're all using gutter guards!  
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55 comments:

  1. The Happy WhiskMarch 15, 2015 at 6:35 PM

    Sounds like a good day. What did ya'all have for supper? Do you ever go out for ice cream after bowling?

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    1. Sherry EllisMarch 17, 2015 at 2:17 PM

      That was two days ago. I can't remember what I ate two days ago! ;0) I think we had catfish. Nope. We have never gone out for ice cream after bowling. That would be fun, though. We'll have to do that next time. Thanks for the suggestion.

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    2. The Happy WhiskMarch 17, 2015 at 11:26 PM

      I have a hard time remembering what I ate as well. Thanks for taking the time to answer back.

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  2. Pat HattMarch 15, 2015 at 7:31 PM

    haha those guards can make all the difference

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  3. Alex J. CavanaughMarch 15, 2015 at 8:07 PM

    It's been so long since I bowled, I'd probably need gutter guards as well.

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  4. Barbara In CaneyheadMarch 15, 2015 at 8:23 PM

    LOL Pete took our 15 year old Hannah Bug and our granddaughter Hazil Ruth to his bowling league Friday. Baby Ruth will be three in April. She used the ramp to roll the ball down. She beat Aunt Bug every game!

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  5. RachelMarch 15, 2015 at 8:48 PM

    My mom is the Gutterball Queen and I am the Gutterball Princess. We've seen children and super frail old people in lanes next to us, doing a million times better. I think the highest I've ever scored was 130. Usually I'm around 50-70.

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    1. Sherry EllisMarch 17, 2015 at 2:19 PM

      I did good on the first game. By the second, my arm was tired. I got in the 90s which was pathetic.

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  6. shellyMarch 15, 2015 at 9:53 PM

    Gutter guards. Right. Good advice from Bubba.

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  7. Janie JunebugMarch 15, 2015 at 10:20 PM

    Bowling is a fun family activity. When The Hurricane was in college she and her boyfriend started a bowling club.

    Love,
    Janie

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    1. Sherry EllisMarch 17, 2015 at 2:19 PM

      Bowling is a lot of fun. That's cool that Hurricane and her boyfriend started a club.

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  8. www.norbuwangdisblogspot.comMarch 15, 2015 at 11:25 PM

    Seems mam is having great time with your kids.

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  9. DawnaMarch 16, 2015 at 2:05 AM

    Good thinking! I didn't even know the gutter guards could be raised!
    Getting a few strikes is a real confidence boost :)

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    1. Sherry EllisMarch 17, 2015 at 2:20 PM

      It sure is! I still get excited when I get strikes.

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  10. nashvillecats2March 16, 2015 at 4:55 AM

    Seems a good day was had by all..

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  11. Holy Ghost WriterMarch 16, 2015 at 6:33 AM

    Not a bad redo

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  12. LenyaMarch 16, 2015 at 6:42 AM

    Sounds like you were having a great fun time. Lovely blog here btw! Would you like to follow each other on GFC? Please let me know on my blog so I can follow back. Thank you.
    xox
    Lenya
    FashionDreams&Lifestyle

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    1. Sherry EllisMarch 17, 2015 at 2:21 PM

      Thanks for stopping by. I will check your blog out.

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  13. Rajiv SankarapillaiMarch 16, 2015 at 9:22 AM

    gutter guards are cool :)
    have fun again....bowling is cool...

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  14. Tracy CampbellMarch 16, 2015 at 9:55 AM

    You're a super mom, Sherry! Nothing like making a boy happy. :-)

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  15. CherdoMarch 16, 2015 at 10:02 AM

    A bad ball; I agree...ha ha ha.

    I missed the bumper guards arriving on the scene for many years - my boys finally told me about them when they went to a birthday party at a bowling alley.

    I'm slow.

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  16. Felicity Grace TerryMarch 16, 2015 at 12:41 PM

    Well there you go, I've learnt something new. I had no idea there was such a thing.

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    1. Sherry EllisMarch 17, 2015 at 2:22 PM

      I learned about them when one of my kids went to a bowling birthday party.

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  17. cleemckenzieMarch 16, 2015 at 12:55 PM

    I'm with Tracy. And here I could have been a champion bowler if I had known there was such a thing.

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    1. Sherry EllisMarch 17, 2015 at 2:25 PM

      Haha! We all could be champions with bumper guards!

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  18. UnknownMarch 16, 2015 at 2:41 PM

    I need gutter guards for everything I do in life...

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  19. Kelly SteelMarch 16, 2015 at 4:45 PM

    Yeah! We need gutter guards!

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    1. Sherry EllisMarch 17, 2015 at 2:25 PM

      That's too funny. I'm still cracking up over the comment above yours.

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  20. The CrankyMarch 16, 2015 at 5:28 PM

    I've never bowled, let alone used gutter guards. Me... bowling... could be interesting, hehe.

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  21. AnonymousMarch 16, 2015 at 5:57 PM

    I'm horrible at bowling. I need gutter guards.

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    1. Sherry EllisMarch 17, 2015 at 2:26 PM

      I'm good for one game. After that, I need gutter guards. ;0)

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  22. Stephanie FarisMarch 16, 2015 at 8:02 PM

    I always think that when I see kids with gutter guards while I'm bowling. I want those, too!

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    1. Sherry EllisMarch 17, 2015 at 2:26 PM

      You can program the computer to put them up for you. ;0)

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  23. UnknownMarch 16, 2015 at 8:17 PM

    When I was younger I used to blame losing video games on a malfunction of some kind :P

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  24. Heather R. HoldenMarch 17, 2015 at 5:02 PM

    LOL, I never even knew gutter guards existed until this post. Can you tell I haven't bowled in ages? XD

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    1. Sherry EllisMarch 18, 2015 at 2:31 PM

      A lot of people don't know about gutter guards.

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  25. Nick WilfordMarch 17, 2015 at 5:54 PM

    I didn't know about them until I had kids! Pretty useful things.

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  26. LD MastersonMarch 18, 2015 at 11:34 AM

    Sounds like a fun time but just an FYI, most bowling lanes restrict the use of bumper guards to kids under a certain age, usually 7 or 8. The reason is older bowlers throw harder and can damage the guards. Not to worry...just go bowling more often and he'll get so good he won't need them anymore.

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    1. Sherry EllisMarch 18, 2015 at 2:32 PM

      Interesting. I didn't see any bumper guard police roaming around regulating that.

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  27. Deanie Humphrys-DunneMarch 19, 2015 at 6:21 PM

    Bowling is hard. Whenever I tried, it was as if the ball had a magnet on it. It zoomed right into the gutter. I think people gave me credit just so I'd get some sort of score! :)

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