You always hear these ridiculous stories from parents about the things they were doing back when they were pregnant with their first child. Some of it is just things that most couples without children do, it's just that you can't imagine people who are currently parents --- and busy doing parent things --- actually ever doing these couple-without-kids things. Like going to see a college football game in 30 degree weather. Or going on a mini-golf date. Other stories tend toward the kinds of things you can do when you have tons of time on your hands and few responsibilities. Like brewing your own beer. Or taking guitar lessons. And still more of it is the kind of stuff that makes you go, "You and Dad did what back in the 70's?" Like smoking cigarettes. I mean, that's hilarious.
As it turns out, these days SJC and I are doing a lot of sitting around and watching TV (which may, of course, change after the 1st trimester ends and SJC is feeling better). But last night we definitely took the plunge into creating a ridiculous story for our kids to roll their eyes at us about. And it definitely falls into the "tons of time on your hands" category.
We decided to play one long game of gin, and total the point tally on the day the baby is born. Obviously, that's ridiculous.
We've been playing a lot of gin at night lately. It's pretty much the perfect pregnancy card game: each individual hand takes about 3 or 4 minutes, so you can quit whenever; it's not strategically complicated, so it can be fun without being stressful; and, of course, it's pretty much the only 2-player card game that's both a) fun and b) not based on quickness or reaction time (like Spit).
Apparently, this was getting a little stale for SJC's competitive side, because last night she declared that she was sick of not keeping a running score and that we should keep track from here until birth. "Plus," she added, "it will be fun to play at the hospital." Lucky for her I'm always game for a pseudo-bet of this nature. Unlucky for her, I made a quick-gin last night and lead the series, 82-9.
Congratulations, Baby #1, your parents have begun creating the ammunition which you will use to mock them in the future. On the day you were born, your folks were finishing a 187-day card game.
As it turns out, these days SJC and I are doing a lot of sitting around and watching TV (which may, of course, change after the 1st trimester ends and SJC is feeling better). But last night we definitely took the plunge into creating a ridiculous story for our kids to roll their eyes at us about. And it definitely falls into the "tons of time on your hands" category.
We decided to play one long game of gin, and total the point tally on the day the baby is born. Obviously, that's ridiculous.
We've been playing a lot of gin at night lately. It's pretty much the perfect pregnancy card game: each individual hand takes about 3 or 4 minutes, so you can quit whenever; it's not strategically complicated, so it can be fun without being stressful; and, of course, it's pretty much the only 2-player card game that's both a) fun and b) not based on quickness or reaction time (like Spit).
Apparently, this was getting a little stale for SJC's competitive side, because last night she declared that she was sick of not keeping a running score and that we should keep track from here until birth. "Plus," she added, "it will be fun to play at the hospital." Lucky for her I'm always game for a pseudo-bet of this nature. Unlucky for her, I made a quick-gin last night and lead the series, 82-9.
Congratulations, Baby #1, your parents have begun creating the ammunition which you will use to mock them in the future. On the day you were born, your folks were finishing a 187-day card game.
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ReplyDeleteI like the 3-d tracker!
ReplyDeleteI agree Grand dada......the 3-d tracker is great.
ReplyDeleteAs someone who has been the target of mocking at the hands of her children, ok some of it is well deserved, it makes me chuckle to think that in the words of the baby's great grandmother....what goes around comes around...I'll be looking forward to the prince or princesses comments on the gin game!!
Yes it is 5:15 am...Grammie is on her way to the gym...