We got our money's worth.

I was going through some stuff today in an attempt to weed out junk I do not use and came across this gem.



At first glance it is just a score card from a (semi) local putt-putt golf place. It is so much more though. It is testament to what an adult experiences when you take a 5 year old putt-putting. Mom, Dad, and I took Colby and Kate to Paige's Crossing a couple of years ago. Kate would have been around 5 and Colby would have been around 7. If you've ever putt-putted with a 5 year old, none of this will be startling or revelatory. But. Have you ever recorded how a 5 year old putt-putts? All of the agony of standing around waiting for them to finish a hole kinds of fades once you are done. You file it away and the specifics blur.

I opened the card to see if there was anything worth saving. I don't remember doing this, but it was so funny to see how I recorded the day. Here's the score:



I'll translate in case it is hard to read.

Hole 1, Colby 2 Kate 20

Hole 2 Colby 5 Kate 30 (picked up)

Hole 3 Colby 5 Kate 17

Hole 4 Colby 7 Kate 19 (push 1 pick up)

Hole 5 Colby 4 Kate 7 (2 pick ups)

Hole 6 Colby 5 Kate 8 (wind blowed it--apparently that is what she reported)

Hole 7 Colby 4 Kate 4 (1 pick up and put in hole)

Hole 8 Colby 5 Kate 5 (kick and roll)

Hole 9 Colby 8 Kate 9 (pick up and put in hole)

Hole 10 Colby 8/pick up Kate 50 (2 carry 1 push)

Hole 11 Colby 10 Kate 15

Hole 12 Colby 4 Kate 40

Hole 13 Colby 7 Kate 9 (1 kick)

Hole 14 Colby 4 Kate 6 (kick, carry)

Hole 15 Colby 5 Kate 8

This one is my favorite....
Hole 16 Colby 7 Kate 2 (started at hole)

Hole 17 Colby 5 Kate 9 (started 4 feet from hole)

Hole 18 Colby 3 Kate 27

My conclusion is that with nearly 400 strokes between the two kids our golfing was much more cost efficient than the people that strive for par which would have been 82. If two rounds of golf cost $10, we paid about 2.5 cents per stroke. The golfer who made par paid about 12 cents per stroke.