We took the girls to Kohls to let them cash in their points from the chore chart. On the way there Jer got a sampling of how hilarious the girls have been in the car lately. A month or two ago I picked up a CD entitled Rhinestone Cowboy, it's a mix of country music from the 70's. The girls LOVE the thing and make requests to hear their favorites while we're driving. There is nothing cuter than a three year old girl asking to hear "Mama's Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" and then hearing her sing along.
More of their favorites:
Rhinestone Cowboy
Take This Job and Shove it
Dukes of Hazard
Here You Come Again (By Dolly Parton)
On The Road Again
They actually had Jer's size dress shirt in several colors so we bought 5. My post from the other day about how it sucks to be tall and lanky, yeah, the husband is just as bad or worse. If I see a shirt in his size that isn't $100 I buy it.
After getting home, baths, snacks, stories, and bed I challenged my husband to a Scrabble duel. He reluctantly agreed. So we opened a bottle of wine and I kicked his ass. Severely. He quit when I got to 350 points. After I gloated sufficiently he turned the tables on me and pulled out Stratego. If you've been fortunate enough to never have played Stratego let me explain. It's a war game that involves soldiers, bombs, and capturing a flag; and I suck royally.
He kicked my ass so badly that it was boring. Then he laughed at me when I lost and he asked me what strategy I used. I explained that the soldiers were evenly spaced in platoons. I claimed he had an unfair advantage since he actually knew what the hell he was doing.
Stratego?!?!? Sounds scary and I bet Mike would kick my ass too!
ReplyDeleteI actually know about Stratego. HOW? Marine Corps Brother. And I also suck at it. Have you ever played the computer version?
ReplyDeleteMike and I do not play games together- it's just never fair. And, we are very competitive people. I broke up with almost every serious college boyfriend after Christmas break, because they would come visit and then I would whoop their asses at Monopoly. And, as cute as my butt is, it's not so cute when I'm waving it in your faced roing my victory dance. (and no, we do not own a monopoly game, and for good reason)
Drunken Scrabble at GW?
arg. i hate stratego. my brother used to try to get me to play it w/him.
ReplyDeleteI thought for sure you were going to say you created a pattern with the pieces---soldier, bomb, flag, soldier, bomb, etc. You know what's worse than getting your ass kicked by your husband or brother playing Stratego? How about getting your ass kicked by the 10 year old you were the nanny for?? YEAH. Not that I'd know or anything....I'm just sayin'.....
ReplyDeleteNo, Anne, I don't think drunken Scrabble should be allowed at GW. You pregnant ladies would have an unfair advantage! Heck, you'd have an unfair advantage if we were all sober! I prefer games like Scattergories, Outburst, and Pictionary. You don't feel quite so stupid if you lose at those games!
Ken and I challenge each other occasionally to a game of Yahtzee. We just talked about the fact that we bought Yahtzee while on our honeymoon (we were staying in a cabin in the U.P. with no TV for two of the nights). Ken said, "Really? We bought that on our honeymoon? Hmmm......that's kind of weird.....isn't it?" My reply? "You got THAT right! It was YOUR IDEA!"
Hey Sarah. I don't want to be a blog stalker, so I'll introduce myself. I got your blog address from my husband who knows your husband. I enjoy reading your posts!
ReplyDeleteHi Pamela! I'm glad you came. It sounds like one of these days we should get our families together.
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