Monday, March 06, 2006
The No-Talking contest
We like to play a fun game at our house. It’s called “Who cannot say anything for the longest time” game. I believe four minutes and twenty eight seconds is the record so far.
My wife was over at her parent’s house when the kids were being a little more than rambunctious.
“Game On!”
The three of them sat at the kitchen table not saying a word. Silly grins on their faces as they stared each other down, wondering who was going to burst first.
Like a bolt of lightening, Mackenzie darted away from the table, down the stairs and out the front door. No one was quite sure what she was doing.
She was gone for about a minute and then returned just as quickly as she had left.
The contest carried on until the boys finally broke the game of silence (didn’t see that coming) and Mackenzie was the winner yet again.
Later, it was revealed that when Mackenzie left the house, she went out to the garage to see her papa. She tore into the garage and yelled out “Papa, we’re having a no-talking contest! Don’t tell anyone I was talking, OK?” Then back she went into the house to claim her title.
It brought a tear to her “always cheats at pictionary” mother’s eye.
My wife was over at her parent’s house when the kids were being a little more than rambunctious.
“Game On!”
The three of them sat at the kitchen table not saying a word. Silly grins on their faces as they stared each other down, wondering who was going to burst first.
Like a bolt of lightening, Mackenzie darted away from the table, down the stairs and out the front door. No one was quite sure what she was doing.
She was gone for about a minute and then returned just as quickly as she had left.
The contest carried on until the boys finally broke the game of silence (didn’t see that coming) and Mackenzie was the winner yet again.
Later, it was revealed that when Mackenzie left the house, she went out to the garage to see her papa. She tore into the garage and yelled out “Papa, we’re having a no-talking contest! Don’t tell anyone I was talking, OK?” Then back she went into the house to claim her title.
It brought a tear to her “always cheats at pictionary” mother’s eye.
