NEW GAMES

Hello there fans,  it's time to play some new games that have been created just for you parents and grand parents out there.  You are all familiar with our popular game of, 'WHERE'S MY CAR KEYS" and "DAMN DOG" but after two weeks with grand kids here I have come up with an entirely new batch of fun filled games to play.

We begin today with: WHICH CHAIR DID FINN SIT IN? As you slowly walk around the dining room table and look at each chair I challenge you to find the one chair that the two year old toddler boy sat in to eat his meals. Is it the chair coated with rice crispies and apple sauce or is it the chair with milk and chocolate ice cream smeared on it? Knowing that Kaelin, not Finn, loves chocolate you would get this answer without even blinking. So we will move on to a bit harder game.  WHERE'S THE COVER TO THE PINK MAGIC MARKER?  The fact that all the markers are scattered ALL over the house and garage makes this game even harder. Since most of the markers do not have covers the challenge is even greater and the prizes more rewarding the more covers you can match with the markers.
But should you still think this is too easy lets move on to CUSHION TREASURE HUNT. This game is played on any chair that allows things to slip between, in back of and under the cushions.  I personally have just found things that were hidden there at Christmas 2008. The longer the item has been missing the more points you accumulate. What makes this game such a challenge is that you never know what is down there and if it bites! (For those of you who have met our resident lizard that is living on our lanai you only hope it is not him hiding in the cushions.)
Moving right along to the next game we can now play HOW MANY DIAPERS CAN YOU FIND? This game has two stages, first to find the assorted clean diapers that have been scattered all over the house and yard and the second stage, to find the dirty diapers that are hanging out in various trash cans and/or under beds or in closets. My count for today is two. Thank Heavens they were only wet ones!
After DIAPER SEARCH we move on to WHAT'S THAT STAIN?  Sometimes you can figure this out by focusing in on the area the stain is found in but then again that doesn't always help.  The brownish/green stain in the garage/play room could be; (a.) spinach  (b.) chocolate  (c.) paint or
(d.) poop.  This game is only for the strong of stomach and should not be attempted unless you have a doctors note. It often requires scraping, sniffing or touching. Just remember to NEVER, NEVER TASTE!  WHAT'S THAT STAIN is often accompanied by the game WHAT'S THAT PUDDLE?
(The Puddle game is played while still entertaining the children. The puddles dry up too quickly to play it after the children leave. Once the puddle dries up you then have to play WHAT'S THAT STAIN.)

And finally we can all play "HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE GRAND MA TO RETURN TO NORMAL?"  This is actually a trick game because Grand Ma was never normal to start with so you can't win no matter what you say!
(And you do realize that with all my poking fun I would not trade these visits for the world. I had the best time ever and can't wait till our next visit!)