That One Time I Rode a Hoverboard Like a Boss

You guys. We got a hoverboard.

Why? How? Well, the boys have been wanting one – I mean so very much wanting one. They’ve been asking passive-aggressively (“So…when you get get us a hoverboard…” and then downright aggressively (“Please we really want a hoverboard…”) for months. Matt and I have been barely listening and completely, “Hmm, we don’t really see the point” about their requests because we’re really cool parents who usually only spend money on practical items. (Happy Birthday. We got you shoes.)

Then a couple weeks ago, I got an email from a company that offers AlienWheels Hoverboard for sale. They wondered if our family might be interested in choosing one of their hoverboards to review. I calmly and professionally responded something like, “No stinking way are you even stinking kidding me right now?!”

Of all their amazing products, we chose the Purple Bluetooth Hoverboard – because well, hoverboarding while bluetoothing? It’s like the best just got better.

Please feel bad for me for all I endured during the days between the “we’d love to review your purple bluetooth hoverboard” email and the actual delivery of said hoverboard.

• “did they send it yet?”
• “when will it get here?”
• “think it might get here by tomorrow? thursday? friday? saturday? whennnn?”
• “can you track the package?”
• “can you track the package?”
• “can you track the package?”
• “i know you just tracked it but will you track it every five minutes until the moment it arrives?”

This was not at all distracting from our school work each day.

Thankfully and impressively, it arrived within just a few days. The three boys still at home had been very sly about keeping the surprise from Asa (our college boy living in the dorm). They made a plan as to how to tell him. It went a little something like this:

If you’re a subscriber who didn’t get to see that, click here and invest the 8 seconds it takes to watch me on a hoverboard.

Asa’s reaction after seeing that on his phone was, “Mom? You’re on a hoverboard? Whose is that?” He didn’t believe his brothers at first when we told him it was really ours. I have no idea why.

I can’t tell you how much fun we are having with this. I really had no idea a hoverboard would be so enjoyable! It’s actually much easier to ride than I ever thought it would be. The boys are all becoming pros at it. The wheels are not affecting our nice wooden floors in any way, so we let them ride it all over our kitchen and living room. They’ve taken it up to the college campus where they can really go fast! Saturday night Asa had a big group of college friends here at the house and they were loving that thing!

It would seem that a hoverboard isn’t so impractical after all. I love anything that makes for fun social interaction with friends!

About the only negative thing I have to say about hoverboards is that they are a bit pricey (and also I wish they had a little vacuum attachment because wouldn’t that be amazing?). But now that I’ve experienced the Alienboard, I see why they cost what they do. These aren’t wimpy little toys. These are sturdy riding machines of the highest quality.

If your kids have also been passive-aggressively or just plain aggressively asking for a hoverboard, I can attest to the fact that they are incredibly fun and even useful for getting from point A to point B. AlienWheels made us an exclusive coupon code which is bigger than any discount they ever offer! Use the coupon code heavenlyhomemakers to get $100 off any B1 or to get $200 off any Alienboard Batwings.

A huge thank you to AlienWheels for blessing our family with a hoverboard. We’re loving this.