Hold on... We're Halfway There

Okay, I admit it, I love a bit of Bon Jovi, and it aptly describes where we are at with the soya bean planting.  Everything was going great guns and then bam, a quick sub-tropical storm stops play.  We are however, halfway there.  A fine day tomorrow will see us (well, I actually mean my hard working OH, I have many talents, but I don't drive tractors) back planting again.

So what do Miss K12 & I do on a damp afternoon after the sheep and chooks have been put away?  We play Go Fish, Snap and Scrabble, of course.

My Mum is a Scrabble Officianado and has encouraged all the Grandkids to play at every opportunity.  Perhaps we should thank Nanna for assisting literacy in the next generation :) She has certainly encouraged a love for the written word in a couple of my children and Scrabble is brought out each holidays to challenge and enjoy.  Master B15 usually oversees and provides advice to whoever is most in need.

I have a little secret though... we never word score.  And if necessary (for the juniors only, mind you!) we sometimes let a letter or two venture off the side of the game.  "Son" makes a legitimate word in my world ;)  And I'm not inclined to check the correct spelling of some words. For example: "nono".  Miss K12 asked "You know when you say something is a no-no, does that make it a real word?"  Well, what was I meant to say, for goodness sake?? So for the purpose of this excercise, nono is a real word, okay?!

On the card playing front, my father-in-law is the go-to man.  He has taught Miss K12 many card games, which he plays each week with the oldies at the Parish aged person's home.  (They love him to bits, by the way!)  Hmmm, seems the baby of the family is receiving the rewards of the Grandparents with time to teach.

Grandma and Grandpa included a crisp new pack of playing cards in Miss K12's Christmas parcel, so we are enjoying a game or two of Solitaire, as well as the quick two-player games over the glorious Christmas/New Year break.  Absolutely no need for "Boxing Day Sales" in our house!

Do you play board games at your place?  What are your favourites?

Today's stats:

Min 18.7 Max 29

Rainfall: 18 ml

Eggs: 5

Til next time,

Kath