The Sewing Mom

My daughter and I headed out early this morning to get a few errands done.  Our last stop was not planned, but we decided to run in to Target to check out their binders, the last thing on her back to school supply shopping list.  Surprisingly, she managed to find the binder that she really liked and it was such a relief to know that she now has everything.

As we were leaving the store, we walked throught the electronics department.  We have a habit of doing this to check out the Wii games.  We never buy anything, but we do like to see if, by chance, anything we want might happen to be on sale.  So, we walked into the video game aisle and, there it was.  The first time I’d ever seen one in person.   A nice shiny white bog with big greeen letters on it:  Wii Fit.  It was sitting in the glass case, shining up at me and I could even see the words “BUY ME” flashing across my brain.

A quick call to my husband to let him know of the good news and the price, and then it was ours, and not a moment too soon.  I no sooner had asked a sales associate to open the case for me when another couple of ladies walked around the corner, disappointed that they had just missed getting it for themselves.  mmuuuuuhahahahahah!  It’s MINE!

I can’t wait to try it out. 

We gave our daughter a Wii in June and she is completely hooked on it! My husband, who is not a gamer at all, has even enjoyed playing games with her. We all love the fact that the remotes are wireless and sense your movements. I was never any good at handling those remotes with all the buttons, my reaction times are just too slow.

I know I should be sewing, but instead, my daughter and I spent several hours last night playing Wii. We enjoy several of the Mario games and Big Brain Academy. I have to laugh though, one of my daughter’s favorite games on Big Brain involves taking restaurant orders and remembering the order. If it’s a memory game, it’s not for me!

I know we need to get a few more games, we need a little more variety.

 I just heard of a new game for Wii called Order Up! and I really think it sounds like a winner. The players have to learn how to run a restaurant and do everything from the cooking, to managing the different cooking stations and the assistant chefs. There are different restaurant types to manage, everything from fast food to fine dining.This game is designed specifically for Wii and utilizes the sensor technology that we all find so enjoyable. Click to check out the Order Up! Trailer. Order Up! is rated E for everyone.