The Lawrence Kansas Monthly Blog

  There's something that I almost completely forgot to talk to you about. In Kansas, I used to go to Chuck E. Cheese's with my mom and dad in Topeka. It was fun with the talking mouse in here when I played around in the ball pit. There's plenty of arcade games to play with, win plenty of tickets, and choose from this many prizes in the prize room. But right now, this is a different topic I should talk about today. In Shawnee, Kansas, there was a place that I used to go to with my family and friends when I was a kid. That place is 'Jungle Jim's Playland'! Yes, Jungle Jim's Playland. I really loved going to that place when I was a kid, it was just like Chuck E. Cheese by the way, but better. The first time I went there was with my dad along with my Aunt Tish and Uncle Jim. It was really fun for me to hang out and play around. In fact, it was really my first time there in the 1990s. As a kid, I always knew what it was like to go to that place. And ever since my...

  Okay, before I start this next story. I wanna remind you that we’re on our way to the 50th blog entry. So keep your eyes peeled. Now, on with the show! There's this place that I went to when I was a kid. It was in Topeka and located at 815 SW Fairlawn Rd. That was when I went there during my school year at Cordley. That place is called Sk8away. That place was the greatest in the Topeka area. I remember my first time going there, and it was when I first learned how to roller skate. Somehow, I had a lot of trouble doing that. But in the future, I might be able to learn how to roller skate. The one other thing that I haven't tried in years was Heelys. The shoes with the wheels built in. That would be really cool for me to wear on a daily basis. If I were to learn how to use those, I'd roll anywhere in the neighborhood including downtown Lawrence. I would even learn how to roll with my Heelys here at the roller skating rink in Topeka. Anyway, the first time I went there was t...