Games People Play - Old Fashioned Games

Bored?  Never.  Not with Board Games. Or with cards. 

And popcorn helps.

I know.  My brother and I grew up playing with Monopoly and spent many summer days with friends trying to pass the time.  And Jiffy Pop.

And my parents taught us to play canasta and gin rummy.  Every Saturday night. 

So it's my turn to pass along the games - those good old fashioned games.



 

And the next generation seems to like playing them too.

Having someone come over to visit and eat popcorn and play old fashioned games with us is something to celebrate.

Games People Play - Shooting Hoops

Teresa was always the one who could do an underhanded throw or an overhanded throw and get it in the basket. 

In junior high school and high school she had bragging rights.

It's been over ten years since she's played hoops, or dribbled the ball and at least that long since we have even thought about it. 

But you know what they say about riding a bicycle.  Just get back on it.

We are looking for excuses to celebrate happy days, or happy hours, or happy minutes at our house.  In between the bleeding episodes, the medication issues and Seattle's raindrops.

Recently, we had several things going in our favor. 

First, Teresa's cousin was hanging out with her for the purpose of playing games.  Second, the basketball just seemd to showed up out of nowhere.

When you get two people who like to shoot hoops together with a basketball, and a hoop outside the back door, there's only one thing that can happen.  They go for it.

So this is what happened last week when it was still cold and for a few moments, the sun came out.

....and sun, in Seattle is something to celebrate.