Category Archives: Games

Feb 19 2013
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Fun for Couples, Games, Pamper/Beautify

Day 148: #dogswearingjewelry

Today’s fun happened by accident. The hubs and I are in the habit of what I call Mr. Rogers-ing, meaning we always change out of work clothes right when we get home. I don’t know why, but when I took off my necklace, I thought it would be funny to put in on Elphie. This turned in to Elphie trying on a few different necklaces and one of my favorite bracelets. Then I started taking pictures and posting them to Instagram with the hope of starting the hashtag, #dogswearingjewelry. Silly, weird and the kind of fun people with pets have.

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Feb 15 2013
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Friends and Family, Fun for Couples, Games

Day 144: Intense, Chess

As I mentioned in a previous post, the hubs has been trying to challenge me to a game of chess. Here is my knowledge of chess: I know how the pieces move. I have maybe played twice. The hubs, however, has had this amazing chess set, that he brought back from a trip to India in his teens (it is made from the same marble as the Taj Mahal), on display ever since I’ve known him. Leading me to believe that he could be some kind of chess shark.

We sat on pillows on the floor–it only seemed appropriate–and proceeded to play a “pretty good” game of chess. I held my own defensively against his almost unending attacks. He probably had three times as many “checks” as I did before he beat me. It was definitely fun though. And required more brain power than the other games I usually play. Thanks, hubs, for insisting we do this!

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Feb 13 2013
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Games, Solitary Fun

Day 142: 4 Pics 1 Word

The number one recommended free app in the App Store is 4 Pics 1 Word. It’s exactly what it sounds like. You look at four pictures and figure out the word they all have in common. (Like the one below is “bow”) When the hubs told me about it, I wasn’t that excited but it actually is a fun, mildly challenging game good for relaxing at the end of a long work day. Or I could just do yoga again 🙂

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Feb 01 2013
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Fun for Couples, Games, Rheumatoid Arthritis

Day 130: Old School

Tonight the hubs and I engaged in some old school games. Like children, we challenged each other in the type of flirtatious competition known best known by fourth graders.

1. Staring Contest

The hubs is terrible at this. Apparently he “needs to blink a lot.” In each game we were going best of seven, and I shut him out.

2. Rock, Paper, Scissors

Again, I destroyed my competition through simple psychology. I always knew what he was about to throw down.

3. Thumb War

This is where my streak ends. Some may think it unfair to challenge a girl with RA to a thumb war, but I insisted on it and held my own with my left hand. Right handed, though, I was total toast.

It was a fun release at the end of a busy week for both of us. Now, we are going to cuddle up and watch Anchorman. Ahhh, childhood.

Jan 28 2013
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Around the House/DIY, Fun for Couples, Games

Day 126: Soccer

Elphie has this thing where she chews up every single toy we get her reducing it to unrecognizable bits in a matter of minutes. So for Christmas, to occupy her while the hubs and I opened our gifts, we got her this little rubber ball man that we were certain she would destroy quickly.

Well, he’s still surviving and is, in fact, her favorite toy. We spend many nights going about our business while also throwing this toy for her. (The hubs and I call him Maurice and are trying to teach her his name). Today, we came up with a sort of keep-a-way soccer game where he and I kick Maurice back and forth trying to keep him away from Elphie. She loves us kicking him because she is totally incapable of predicting which direction he will fly. It’s fun and a little bit active too.

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