Feels Good To Be Back!
By julito
@antonbunot (11146)
Calgary, Alberta
August 14, 2016 7:03pm CST
For a couple of weeks I have been showing up sporadically and fleetingly here. Well, our 2 boys, their spouses, and our 7 grandchildren from Saskatchewan came over for family reunion and to say "Hi, welcome to the world!" to one-month-old grandkid (a boy) No. 8.
Whew, it was a rowdy 2 weeks playing with our 7 cheerful grandchildren (ages 2, 3, 7, 8, 10,12, and 13. We went to three local parks including the very popular Calaway Park, where the kids had so much fun riding the ferris wheel, bumper cars, and many more.
And for the first time in my life I had the urge and gathered enough courage to ride the roller coaster. O, boy, I thought I was going to die and swore I will never ride again. Whew!
Have you tried riding the roller-coaster?
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@jaboUK (64346)
• United Kingdom
15 Aug 16
Good to see you again Julito. I loved the roller coaster when I was young, but when I went on one a couple of years ago it made me feel decidedly queasy. I won't be doing that again - ever.
Glad you had fun with the family, and congrats on the new grandchild.
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@jaboUK (64346)
• United Kingdom
15 Aug 16
@antonbunot Family is so important. I am hosting a gathering of all my family on Sunday.
@antonbunot (11146)
• Calgary, Alberta
15 Aug 16
@jaboUK Have fun . . you got young grandkids? O, I love my 8 young grandchildren to pieces. 
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@antonbunot (11146)
• Calgary, Alberta
15 Aug 16
We always have a family reunion every year, my friend. Our only daughter and the youngest is not happy if we don't have.
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@dodo19 (48126)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
15 Aug 16
@antonbunot it's always good, even if it's only once a year.
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@antonbunot (11146)
• Calgary, Alberta
15 Aug 16
@dodo19 And my wife and I are happy coz our 3 sons and only daughter could not forget how hard we worked for them. All of them graduated from the university and, thank God, they have good jobs and wonderful families. Few more years I will retire . . I just hope and pray that God give us many more years to live to see our grandchildren grow.
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@antonbunot (11146)
• Calgary, Alberta
15 Aug 16
It is yearly family gathering to thank us for our sacrifices.
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@allen0187 (59645)
• Philippines
15 Aug 16
First off, welcome back to myLot!
Sounds like it was a memorable two weeks! Nothing can be better than spending quality time with the family!
Yes, I have rode a roller coaster before and it was scary but lots of fun!
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@antonbunot (11146)
• Calgary, Alberta
15 Aug 16
@allen0187 O, man, I will never do it again. Our children and grandchildren were laughing at me coz according to them I looked pale after the scary ride.
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@SIMPLYD (90717)
• Philippines
15 Aug 16
Oh so that's why you were here . That's good , because you had wonderful weeks of simply being with your 2 boys and their families .
Really , you took the courage of riding that roller coaster ! Good thing you didn';t have a heart attack .
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@antonbunot (11146)
• Calgary, Alberta
15 Aug 16
@SIMPLYD Thank God, I did not! But I had to go to the washroom right away coz I felt something in my bottom receded when we were upside down (O, it was so scary) to check if it needed to be pulled out. 
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@LadyDuck (502177)
• Italy
16 Aug 16
@antonbunot There are attractions that I like, but the roller coaster makes me sick. Cute photo of your grandkids.
@antonbunot (11146)
• Calgary, Alberta
15 Aug 16
@LadyDuck O, I will never ride the roller coaster again. Whew! Here is a picture of some of our grandkids trying their luck.
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@antonbunot (11146)
• Calgary, Alberta
15 Aug 16
@justforBhem same here! Unless Trump would challenge me to ride again for 1 million dollars!
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@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
15 Aug 16
mom took me on one when i was six and it scared me so bad, i never would again until i was 15yrs. then i started riding every one we could get on with my cousin. could not get enough of them. sadly no way i could do that now
@annierose (21977)
• United States
15 Aug 16
Yes, I have tried it. My boyfriend and I rode the roller coaster in Singapore Universal Studio. Just like you I will not ride again the roller coaster.
I felt like my soul left my body that time.
I felt like my soul left my body that time. 
@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
15 Aug 16
yes, i 've ridden a roller coaster just to say i finally did it, but once was enough! hahaha! did they stay in your house for 2 weeks?
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
15 Aug 16
@antonbunot good thing they are better singers than you, and hopefully, the grandkids, too. hahaha! non-stop cooking and eating, yum! plus two houses, two vans and all expenses paid. perfect! what a great family you have!
@antonbunot (11146)
• Calgary, Alberta
15 Aug 16
@hereandthere . . Yes they did . . and few days in the house of their only sister (the youngest in the family). The good thing was they shouldered 90% of everything needed in the kitchen! And the young cousins get along pretty well. Our 3 boys, their spouses, and, of course, our daughter get along pretty well, too. Each of our 3 boys have their own vans. Lots of singing coz everybody sings. Their grandpa (that's me) is the only one that goes out of pitch from time to time! . . They left for home yesterday.
) is the only one that goes out of pitch from time to time! . . They left for home yesterday.1 person likes this
@LeaPea2417 (40020)
• Toccoa, Georgia
15 Aug 16
Oh yes, I have ridden many roller coasters in my day. They are fun.
@CinnamonGrl (7086)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
15 Aug 16
I have ridden roller coasters. We used to go on the one at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk a lot when I lived in San Jose. I was a teenager then. There will be no more roller coasters for me, lol. Too much hardware in my back, so that's my excuse. I would be too chicken even if that wasn't the case!
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@antonbunot (11146)
• Calgary, Alberta
15 Aug 16
Thank the Heavens, I survived the ride! That will be the first and last for me.
