Old Maid

Last night we played Old Maid. We've played it a couple of times already and it's been funny to see Chloe learning how to play cards. So this is how it went this time.

I had the old maid (obviously Brad knows I have the old maid because Chloe didn't tell everyone she had it and so he knows he doesn't have it...so I do.) After a couple rounds of him only choosing from her and she choosing from him, he whispers to me (put your old maid on the left edge. She always chooses from the left edge. So, like a good competitive parent, i move the card. Next turn. Chloe choose from me. So she does and sure enough she chooses the left edge. But...when she grabs the old maid card this time (it's no surprise to us) She gets the tiniest, little glimmer in her eye and her mouth opens for split second to reveal that she has the old maid "it's right here dad!" but then she doesn't. She keeps it a secret! Brad and I of course marvel in this. But she puts the old maid on the left edge of her hand. Eventually, Brad takes it and again she keeps the picking of the old maid from her hand a complete secret. This time I almost didn't even notice her tiny gasp as the maid transferred from her hand to Brad's. Brad lost. Then we played Gold Fish. Brad won.

And this guy was in the kitchen the whole time throwing a ball, picking it up, throwing the ball and picking it up. For 20 minutes. This is what he looks like most of the time. Several bruises from various falls (if you could feel his head you'd feel bumps and dents all along the front) and then the other day a more serious injury. He sliced his nose open and had to go to Insta Care. They super glued it shut and bandaged it up.

One time I was at the doctor with Chloe and asked about supergluing something shut and the doctor laughed (hard) at me when I mentioned supergluing the wound. "we don't superglue things shut...that is very unsanitary, etc, etc." Well, whatever they did I'm glad he didn't have to get stiches and hopefully he won't have to big a scar on his perfect little nose.

No school today. Got to get to the gym.