Game Night

Every night when Kevin's home the two of us have a nightly game or two. It's fun & refreshing. Helps us both wind down our day, just the two of us bonding & talking about our day.

Often times couples loose that ability to stop & have fun together. Life gets too involved with work, kids, technology, etc... Often times those couples loose the ability to communicate with each other. Now days families don't eat together at the table. Our family is often guilty of that. We need to get back into more family time.

I can remember growing up having family game night. That is one of my most favorite memories as a child. Dad would get the Monopoly or Dominos out & we would play. Most of the time we played Monopoly. That was Dads favorite game. It would go on for hours & some times days until we would give up. Dad would win most of the time. I also remember going to his parents house & playing Wahoo. That's a marble game known by most as aggravation. Only here in our part if Texas we called it Wahoo. The boards were made of heavy wood. The rules of the game were the same. I never knew it by another name until i married. That was another of my favorite games. Grandma always made games fun. She was a game nut. We would go see her sisters & everyone would sit around for hours playing 31. Quarters would be all over the table. Those ladies were serious players. It was always so fun. In the late 80s or early 90s grandma picked up a new game. She discovered the Nintendo. Lol. She was so funny sitting there for hours playing that game just like a kid. She would write down the codes so she could pick up the game at every level. She had a whole book full of game codes. When the kids would come over , everyone had to take turns playing against grandma. Somewhere I have a picture of her in deep concentration playing Nintendo.
Now my other grandparents (moms side) didn't play games. Very seldom did you see them play a game. When I was young I can remember seeing them maybe 3 or 4 times playing skip I with my parents. But that didn't lady long. Mamaw always accused dad of cheating. Lol. I think they just didn't understand the game.
Anyway I hope that as my kids grow they learn to have an appreciation of family game time just as I do.

Watching the world go by

It must be nice to have nothing to do but chew on a bone & watch the world go by. Have you ever wondered what dogs think about?
This is Pugsley. We rescued him in October. He had been abandoned out in the country. He was found living in a field. Then a friend of ours convinced him to come to their farm house. They fed him & then he'd go back to the field at night. Poor little guy. I can't believe some one would abandon him. This little guy could have frozen to death,been hit by a car or even killed by other animals. After two weeks our friends called us to see if we wanted him. We took him in right away. The next day I took him to the vet. He was diagnosed with tick fever & heart worms. $600 & 45 days later he was healthy.
We have fallen in love with him. He can't tell us how he came to that field or about his life before. But we believe he had been abused. He has places on him that it hurts him to be touched. He would hid from strange noises or the kids at play. He really is a good dog. He's smart too. He will stand on his hind legs & beg when he wants something. He's potty trained & very easy going.
But I still wonder what he thinks about. I'm so glad we found this little guy. He is a blessing. I have enjoyed having him in our home. He reminds me a lot of my little Shad. Shad would sit in front of the door & watch the world go by, just like Pugsley.

Isn't he just adorable?

Sleep

I have a horrible time sleeping at night. Looks like tonight might be another. Even though I'm completely exhausted I have a hard time sleeping. Once I do fall a sleep its a deep sleep. Can't wait till I feel better. Maybe I can sleep normal again.