C did not have any cross country races this week. I think she was glad for the mental break.

Thursday evening we went to our friend’s house to watch the Minnesota Wild NHL Hockey team play. They had an extremely large projector screen in their very large garage/shed and everyone brought lawn chairs to sit in. Turned out most people just stood around and visited or sat outside by the bonfire. There was a knee hockey game going on in the corner and that held the attention of all the teenagers and youngsters. Knee hockey involved a “rink” built of cardboard walls, soft squishy floor tiles, two tiny goals, and players on their knees hitting a ball around. Of course we stayed up way too late, but it was a good time.

Friday ended up being a dud of a day for me. The weather was gorgeous with the sun shining in a blue sky and pleasant temperatures. Willie was feeling a tad under the weather and I was exhausted. I ended up sleeping away most of the day. C had a friend come over after practice to hang out. After dinner we played numerous rounds of “Spicy” Uno. I had never played that version before – it isn’t its own unique set of cards, but has additional rules. If a 7 is played you have to be silent until the next 7 is played. Slap 6’s and if you are the last one you have to draw a card. If someone plays a card that you have in your hand you can play it immediately without waiting for your turn. It was actually quite fun.

In order for us to find a game to play, C had to go into the closet under the stairs and pull out all the game boxes. We now have several game boxes hanging out in the middle of the floor and they need to be dealt with tomorrow. I did put some of the puzzles in the closet today, but I need a way to organize the smaller game that don’t stack nicely. Back in Fairbanks I had nice little cabinets and drawers for all our games. Unfortunately those were all the pieces of furniture that didn’t get to come here with us.

Today Willie and I went on our morning walk and then after breakfast we started assembling Blackstone grills that Willie hopes to sell. We spent all day working on them. I enjoy the methodical following the instructions and putting something together. We have more to do another day.