Bowling with the Young

Assalaamu Alaikum :)

We took the students to the Bowling Alley as a part of their physical education. I just could not help wonder: "how would it be like to bowl with 4-5 year olds?" It was more fun than I thought! I figured it would be a lot of work because when I can barely hold the bowling ball myself ... how can the children?! Oh, but they managed well and some even bowled better than me.

It had been about few years since the last time I went bowling and forgot how much fun it can be. Whenever I did go, I could never get more than one strike. I would get one strike and then I would try and try and try but ... no more :( I broke my own record today ... THREE strikes! Weeeee! I was so happy with myself haha And the best part about going bowling wtih your Kindergarten class is that they become your personal cheering section tee hee Whenever it was my turn, the girls would chant: Go Sister R! Go Sister R! .... awwww ... I felt so special.

I did have an embarrasing moment though. Actually, it wasn't so embarrasing only because I tend to do this now and then. I went a little further into the lane to pick up a ball that one of my students threw very slowly ... as I went to pick it up ... I slipped and fell :S It was a hard fall too! I had no idea the lane would be so oily! Once we returned to the school, the older boys found out that I fell and just could not get enough of it *sigh* I'm going to be hearing about this for the rest of the term. It doesn't matter ... I got THREE strikes so it was worth it!

I just have to add that this morning was the most beautiful winter morning I had ever witnessed. Subhana'Allah. I am not a fan of winter and I am not a fan of snow but when it was falling today, mainly in clusters ... the white surrounding my street just looked so stunning. I was in awe ... my camera could not capture the beauty.