Game night

I’ve been trying to spend some one-on-one time with Neko. She’s in a tippy time in her life. She’s about to start school and spend less time with us. And her time with us is already squeezed, since she’s sharing it with two other siblings. I know it sounds like we’re trying to give her more attention than the others, but that isn’t the case. Ellery gets plenty of cuddle and squeeze time and Shep is about to get plenty of quality time while Neko is in school. Somehow it just seems like Neko is the one who gets short-changed.

I’m trying to take advantage of the hour she stays up later than the others. Tonight we cracked out a new game. This one is hard to describe, but essentially you are asked to build three “towers” which are a combination of blocks indicated by a card you draw out of a deck. You then use this crazy tool which is four “handles” attached to an elastic. Each person takes two handles and when you pull them, you can stretch it around a block and then use it to move it to your “castle” to build a tower. Plus, it’s cooperative instead of competitive, which is good, because we’re in a big-time “I win!” phase. Okay, it sounds weird, but Neko LOVED it.

Good stuff.