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Did she really say that? (CTTS)
I was playing the card game "war" with my daughter, Mariel, the other day (war has become very popular with my kids these days). After she turned over a 10, I looked at my card and jokingly teased her by suggesting I had a better card. Unfazed, she sat back, smiled, and said, "Take whatever you like, babe." Is she really in kindergarten? -- -Seth Jackson, proud father of Derek and Mariel(10/1/99). Pictures at: http://hitmeister.home.mindspring.co...ypictures.html Music links: www.mp3.com/SethJackson www.mp3.com/loudspeaker www.SethJackson.net |
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It is incredible how fast kids grow today. My twins are only 20 months old
and they keep surprising us everyday. Last friday i took them in to the hospital because they were gonna take their blood to have it check for allergies. Thursday night we try to explain to them what was gonna happened. And when we got there I asked them aloud who is gonna first. Kreychelle said clearly her sister's name (Draychelle), and pointed at her with her finger ... So i said ok, but you have to wait outside. She ran outside to sit down with a friend who has gone with us as back up. It was the biggest piece of cake according to the lady. Kids that age always screamed and cried. And they didnt even blink.. When you write stories like this, we love to read them. We can get an idea of our future Thanks for sharing Seth, Merette and Arjan "Seth Jackson" schreef in bericht ... I was playing the card game "war" with my daughter, Mariel, the other day (war has become very popular with my kids these days). After she turned over a 10, I looked at my card and jokingly teased her by suggesting I had a better card. Unfazed, she sat back, smiled, and said, "Take whatever you like, babe." Is she really in kindergarten? -- -Seth Jackson, proud father of Derek and Mariel(10/1/99). Pictures at: http://hitmeister.home.mindspring.co...ypictures.html Music links: www.mp3.com/SethJackson www.mp3.com/loudspeaker www.SethJackson.net |
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"Seth Jackson" wrote in message
... I was playing the card game "war" with my daughter, Mariel, the other day (war has become very popular with my kids these days). After she turned over a 10, I looked at my card and jokingly teased her by suggesting I had a better card. Unfazed, she sat back, smiled, and said, "Take whatever you like, babe." Is she really in kindergarten? LOL! What a cutie. :-) I play a lot of "Spit" (card game) with Emily, who's 10. I like to do a little "Spit trash talk" during the game. I kept saying, "Man, you're slaying me!" and "Man this & that." She very primly reminded me that she is NOT a man, thank you very much. ;-) Jenny |
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On Fri, 4 Mar 2005 04:13:24 -0500, "Jennifer in Maryland"
wrote: "Seth Jackson" wrote in message .. . I was playing the card game "war" with my daughter, Mariel, the other day (war has become very popular with my kids these days). After she turned over a 10, I looked at my card and jokingly teased her by suggesting I had a better card. Unfazed, she sat back, smiled, and said, "Take whatever you like, babe." Is she really in kindergarten? LOL! What a cutie. :-) I play a lot of "Spit" (card game) with Emily, who's 10. I like to do a little "Spit trash talk" during the game. I kept saying, "Man, you're slaying me!" and "Man this & that." She very primly reminded me that she is NOT a man, thank you very much. ;-) How cute! BTW, I used to love to play Spit when I was a kid at summer camp. -- -Seth Jackson, proud father of Derek and Mariel(10/1/99). Pictures at: http://hitmeister.home.mindspring.co...ypictures.html Music links: www.mp3.com/SethJackson www.mp3.com/loudspeaker www.SethJackson.net |
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"Seth Jackson" wrote in message
... BTW, I used to love to play Spit when I was a kid at summer camp. What's funny is how much I love to play it! A lot of games you play with your kids are just the type you slog through...but I'm addicted as much as she is. Last night we had one 45-minute game (usually we're done within 5 minutes), which was very exciting (I lost). Jenny |
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On Sun, 6 Mar 2005 22:38:09 -0500, "Jennifer in Maryland"
wrote: "Seth Jackson" wrote in message .. . BTW, I used to love to play Spit when I was a kid at summer camp. What's funny is how much I love to play it! A lot of games you play with your kids are just the type you slog through...but I'm addicted as much as she is. Last night we had one 45-minute game (usually we're done within 5 minutes), which was very exciting (I lost). Do you try to win when you play against your kids? I play war with my 5-year-olds, and most of the time, I lose on purpose. Every once in a while, though, I can't bring myself to do it. -- -Seth Jackson, proud father of Derek and Mariel(10/1/99). Pictures at: http://hitmeister.home.mindspring.co...ypictures.html Music links: www.mp3.com/SethJackson www.mp3.com/loudspeaker www.SethJackson.net |
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"Seth Jackson" wrote in message
... On Sun, 6 Mar 2005 22:38:09 -0500, "Jennifer in Maryland" wrote: "Seth Jackson" wrote in message .. . BTW, I used to love to play Spit when I was a kid at summer camp. What's funny is how much I love to play it! A lot of games you play with your kids are just the type you slog through...but I'm addicted as much as she is. Last night we had one 45-minute game (usually we're done within 5 minutes), which was very exciting (I lost). Do you try to win when you play against your kids? I play war with my 5-year-olds, and most of the time, I lose on purpose. Every once in a while, though, I can't bring myself to do it. Interesting you should ask. :-) I used to lose on purpose, but not with the 10-year-olds anymore. Why? One, because they can tell when I'm not playing to the best of my ability. Two, because they *kick my ass*. :-D Tonight DD10 and I were in a very competitive mode. She won one game, and I won the other. With DD6, I always try to stack the deck, so to speak...I make sure I win a few games, but she "wins" most of them. Of course the older kids see that I'm letting their little sister win, and they give me these elaborate eye rolls so I know that they know...! Jennifer |
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On Tue, 8 Mar 2005 01:40:36 -0500, "Jennifer in Maryland"
wrote: "Seth Jackson" wrote in message .. . On Sun, 6 Mar 2005 22:38:09 -0500, "Jennifer in Maryland" wrote: "Seth Jackson" wrote in message .. . BTW, I used to love to play Spit when I was a kid at summer camp. What's funny is how much I love to play it! A lot of games you play with your kids are just the type you slog through...but I'm addicted as much as she is. Last night we had one 45-minute game (usually we're done within 5 minutes), which was very exciting (I lost). Do you try to win when you play against your kids? I play war with my 5-year-olds, and most of the time, I lose on purpose. Every once in a while, though, I can't bring myself to do it. Interesting you should ask. :-) I used to lose on purpose, but not with the 10-year-olds anymore. Why? One, because they can tell when I'm not playing to the best of my ability. Two, because they *kick my ass*. :-D Tonight DD10 and I were in a very competitive mode. She won one game, and I won the other. With DD6, I always try to stack the deck, so to speak...I make sure I win a few games, but she "wins" most of them. Of course the older kids see that I'm letting their little sister win, and they give me these elaborate eye rolls so I know that they know...! Interestingly, my 5-year-old daughter found a way to introduce strategy to the game of war, which I'd always considered to be purely a game of luck. -- -Seth Jackson, proud father of Derek and Mariel(10/1/99). Pictures at: http://hitmeister.home.mindspring.co...ypictures.html Music links: www.mp3.com/SethJackson www.mp3.com/loudspeaker www.SethJackson.net |
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"Seth Jackson" wrote in message
... Interestingly, my 5-year-old daughter found a way to introduce strategy to the game of war, which I'd always considered to be purely a game of luck. That is interesting. So spill--what's the strategy? Sounds as if it would make the game of War a little more scintillating! Jenny |
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On Tue, 8 Mar 2005 19:44:08 -0500, "Jennifer in Maryland"
wrote: "Seth Jackson" wrote in message .. . Interestingly, my 5-year-old daughter found a way to introduce strategy to the game of war, which I'd always considered to be purely a game of luck. That is interesting. So spill--what's the strategy? Sounds as if it would make the game of War a little more scintillating! The strategy only works when you play with wild cards. We play with jokers wild. If you win a war containing a joker and an ace or another joker, instead simply collecting the winnings randomly, you can collect them in an order that's advantageous to you the next time through the deck. More precisely, you pick up the joker first, then three small cards, then the ace. Now the deck is set up so that, next time through, you have a war that you are almost guaranteed to win. Since the joker is wild, you can give it any value you want. Next time it comes up, give it a value equal to your opponent's card. This creates a war. If you've followed the strategy, your deck has been set up so that you are guaranteed to turn up an ace as your top card in the war. Pretty clever, eh? I also use the same strategy in reverse when I want to lose the games on purpose. -- -Seth Jackson, proud father of Derek and Mariel(10/1/99). Pictures at: http://hitmeister.home.mindspring.co...ypictures.html Music links: www.mp3.com/SethJackson www.mp3.com/loudspeaker www.SethJackson.net |
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