Part of the Van Dyke economic stimulus package following the Christmas holiday involved buying a Wii system for our flat screen TV, which was our economic stimulus package last summer. So far we've stimulated the Mexico (TV) and Japanese (Wii is made by Nintendo) economies.
As a family, we have found the Wii Sports bordering on addiction. Considering that nothing is on TV, we have come to rely on bowling, primarily, and tennis, secondarily, for evening entertainment. However, the $300 or so shelled out for the Wii system wasn't enough to jump start the global economy, so we have invested another $90 in the Wii Fitness program and another $120 in three more remotes.
Last weekend, DVD was home, and the remotes, the Wii Sports, the Wii Fitness and Uncle Steve's gimpy left shoulder all got the workout of their lives. By Sunday morning I was suffering Wii-kness of the lower back and left shoulder primarily. However, DVD is now considered a "pro" bowler along with his father and younger brother.
What are the accolades you achieve from being considered a pro? Basically, you get stars on your bowling ball. So only mom has a non-star ball...which means Scott and I will be doing a lot more bowling as Bea firms up her skills and reaches the coveted "Star" bowling ball.
DVD, however, has left for Minot so my shoulder and back are feeling better. I got up early this morning for my weigh-in and training, however, Grandpa decided that a light on in the livingroom must be a sign that breakfast is being served. So I got a total of four minutes of Yoga in before I made his breakfast and brought in the morning newspaper. Then it was off to the shower and breakfast for myself. After reading the paper, it was out the door and off to work.
Maybe tonight, it will be quiet in the house and I can return to my starry green bowling ball, or my "Sun Worshipper" Yoga pose.
Whatever happened to coming home from work and enjoying supper and watching Flipper, or the Dick Van Dyke show? Anymore, seems work is more relaxing. However, I've got to keep honing my skills. DVD will be coming home next month and we're expecting company from out west and we want to make sure we can beat Unc ArVee at bowling.
Hopefully, Scott will soon learn to wrap shoulders in his sports training classes at college (he's now working on ankles) so that I'll be able to continue my daily Wii workouts.
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7 comments:
I have to say you are not giving me any reason to "covet thy neighbor's Wii" so to speak. The most pain I've ever gotten in all my gaming experience has been sore thumbs. This was usually my cue that I needed to give them a rest for a time. Until someone gets a steering wheel controller and the Mario go-kart game, I don't think I'll be rushing out to buy one.
I'm having another vicious internal struggle. Part of me is dying for some photos of you attempting those yoga poses. Alas, another part is telling me some things are better left to the imagination.
It sounds like the Wii should come with some kind of consumer alert, such as "use of this product by normal sedate people can cause you to have pain in muscles you didn't know you had".
I spent time at the community center in Dickinson and tried the water slides and pool. Today, I can hardly raise my arms over my head. This is why people hate exercise so much!
Yeah, you don't want pictures of Steve in his Yoga poses. I was doing one called "the bridge," which is supposed to stetch your back and glutes. Anyway, DVD was making fun of me, said I didn't have the height on my bridge that the "trainer" did. One other comment, the computer-generated voice can say things to you that no human has ever had the guts -- or bad taste -- to do. For instance, I have a hard time balancing on one leg. So this voice says, "Do you fall a lot when you walk?" Nice!
You are having way too much fun. I'm with Randy the only thing I have ever gotten is sore thumbs, (but believe me they were sore). I have a friend that has a Wii and I think he is addicted to it. He has his hooked to a 50" big screen so it is pretty cool. I have played golf on it and it was a blast. Too bad Brenda doesn't have any money left for a Meissner Stimulas Package.
I'm a little old school so when I think WE bowling I'm thinking Unc and all the boys WE can round up.Then WE walk down the Street in 2 feet of snow and let DVD put on an exibition while WE post scores between 1 and 100.However If we can figure how to put my Nike Sasquash driver into the WII golf I'm Down for that too.I wish I would have had that at the Ball field in Roundup.460CCs waitin to unleash on an unaware golf ball.Nine months of stored energy,I hope they bring out the new pins.I don't know about you,but I have a little cabin-fever going on.
It took about 3 full days for me to fully recover from Wii shoulder and back. I am looking forward to R V's visit. WE will have fun. I will just have to do some stretches before I go all out.
Bea made "Pro" bowler this evening, but she got greedy and after another three or four games, she's back to amateur. However, she did like the stars on her blue bowling ball, no matter how brief.
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