About 3 weeks ago Lacey asked me, "mom, do you know how to spell 'we'?" I said, "that's easy it's just 2 letters w-e. " To which, she replied, with a grin on her face, "no mom, it's wii." Perhaps this was her way of making sure that we hadn't forgotten that we told the girls we were going to buy a wii. Brad & I have been talking about getting one since May, and we finally made the plunge. This is the first game system we have ever had. I resisted for a long time although we did get a Nintendo DS last summer (which, by the way, Ben is completely obsessed with this summer. The girls can't play it when he's around because he will scream for it and say "I need my 'tenno ES!'")
Anyway - Brad & I have been trying to find a wii for about a month, with no luck. Our problem was that we were looking at Best Buy. We went on the days when they received shipments, but all we ever found were wii accessories & no wii's. One evening a couple of weeks ago, Brad & I went wii shopping once again. Creatures of habit that we are, Best Buy was our first stop and, as usual, we found accessories only. We then stopped by Target since it was nearby but found no wii on the store shelf. Of course we ended up in the book section, reading tips in books about how to stay young. Then Brad said, let's go the Walmart. I just looked at him like he was crazy and sarcastically said, "yea, right - like we're really going to find a wii at Walmart." I was enjoying the time alone with Brad so went along to Walmart knowing we were certainly out of luck. Sure enough, there was no wii on the store shelf. Then, our luck changed as we saw a woman purchasing a wii at the cashier in the electronics section. Brad asked if they had any more. Guess what - they did! Apparently, the wii's were in the back of the store & not on the shelves. So - we bought one, and Brad was almost giddy as we left the store. In fact, I am pretty sure he was almost skipping :). I was carrying the bag, and Brad said to hold it close so that no one mugged us!
We've had the wii for about 2 1/2 weeks now and it has been quite entertaining. Some of us are particularly excited about the Dance Dance Revolution game, which is fun, addicting and a great way to exercise when it's 110 degrees outside! No big vacation for the Wallace family this summer - just a wii, trips to the cabin and Woodland, and the American Idol concert - (more to come on that soon!)
Meet the wii Wallace family -
Madi in white, Lacey in blue, and Katie in pink
6 comments:
I succumbed to the wii pressure at Christmas time. I had refused all gaming pressures until then. But, like your experience, it was a bear to actually find and purchase. I called around to all electronics stores/departments for weeks before branching out to toys r uses not by our house and found a guy with 15 of them that no one knew about. I called Chad at work to see if he could get there during the day. Mere moments later, he was calling from the store "I have it! Christmas is saved" And we have had fun ever since. I think I want the WiiFit next. Try Cooking Mama. Your girls would probably love it.
My father in law bought us a wii for christmas and we love it! My favorite is bowling!
I like your character, the sunglasses are cool. Do you do the dance thing?
Judy - I have tried Dance Dance Revolution. It is a lot of fun! Madi, however, is the pro!
Angie - I think my girls rented Cooking Mama last weekend. Madi said that cooking in real life was a lot easier!
We love the Wii, too. My boys like the roll playing, making charactors best...I enjoy the Wario Ware game and the Brain building one - it is really hard to look at the sequence of what to do on the screen and then, REALLY do it with the wii-mote. Facinating really....
Enjoy your family's new friend!
What a cute wii family you have:) we really want one...you guys really lucked out finding one. So fun!
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