Becca and Jenny
I took a couple of days kind of off this weekend to celebrate the end of vacation with my daughter. She had been sick with strep for most of the time and that’s a sad way to spend a school vacation.
We just spent the better part of today hanging out, playing Guess Who and watching *gasp* South Park online. Just a few minutes ago, we played a quick game of “The Game of Things.” We cherry-picked the cards, only using the ones that were appropriate and funny, or that struck our fancy.
I like these games- I have played the ones that were popular at the time with whatever kids were at that age. When Meg and Becca were at the age where they liked games like that, those party-question books were popular. “If you were stranded on an island with only 5 foods, what would they be?”
This game that I played with Jenny was similar, except that it was in card form instead of book form. Some of the cards that we chose:
Things that confirm your house is haunted
Things you shouldn’t say to a police officer
Things about men that frustrate you
Things that confirm you are losing your mind (do we REALLY want to go there?)
Things you would like to add to the Ten Commandments (add?)
Things you would like to ask a psychic (Who needs a psychic when you have a Magic 8 ball- or a Magic Cheezburger, in Jenny’s case?)
Anyway, a day of fun, and napping, and hanging out. It has been a long time since I have been able to do this with her, to just snatch a few hours and snuggle up and play. In a couple of years she will be in high school, and I doubt I will be able to lure her over to share a few stolen hours with me.
Her older sibs are already there- they drift in and out of the house and are friendly, but they have their own things going on. The days of Rent, LOLcats, and Vlog Brother will be over in a heartbeat.
Things you would like to never come to an end.
