5 Second Games

Perhaps I have become the "blog every other day" type....I enjoy blogging. I really do, but since I've been ill, the desire to blog at night has decreased significantly. The doctor said I should be better in a week or two, and that was last monday, so here's hoping. Yesterday wasn't so bad, but today my cough wanted some attention, so it made itself noticeable.
Yesterday was very enjoyable though. Not only was I feeling a bit better, but I got to go up to Wyoming again to meet more of Andrea's family. It was really interesting to meet them, because I was strangely reminded of my own family in the way they made sarcastic remarks, and bantered all of the time. It made me feel a bit more comfortable in that respect.
One of the better parts was going outside and playing games with her nephews. We ranged from baseball, to hide and seek, to golfing, and we finished with a game of 500. With the baseball game, the rules can be quite interesting when you play with young children, especially with where the bases are. They would hit the ball (it was plastic) and run to a random place. I was so confused that I was unable to get them out. Even after over 10 years of baseball experience, I was owned by two young boys. Next came the game of hide and seek. Now, nothing against Andrea's family or where they chose to live, but there wasn't really any places in their open backyard to hide. I think we found a total of 4 or 5. With four of us playing, they were used up pretty quick. BUT, we played several times, so we had to get a bit creative. I ended up hiding behind her dad once, and another time I cheated and sneaked through the fence, and hid in the front yard for a while. The other games were equally fun. Sometimes her nephews would forget that they were playing one game, and start another before the other had finished (like the time I hid behind her dad...), and we would switch games every few minutes. It was a blast.
Also, how could one forget finishing with a few roasted marshmallows and some fireworks. Not to mention their family friend playing around with black powder on the fire, and almost losing his eyebrows. :D
Anyway, just thought I'd share that fun day with you. There were a lot of other things that went on (like Beyond Balderdash!!!), but those were a highlight. I really enjoyed myself.