Halo

It was nice to spend some time with Luke yesterday, since we (or at least I) don't get to see him so much since he's moved out. (Tim sees him at work every day). After church, we stopped to pick up some things at Tim's parent's house, and Luke helped us bring home the bins we had stored in their garage (books that can now find new homes in our new office). We piled the stuff in the back of Luke's Dodge Ram, and headed home. Mark and Christina had plans with friends, so we went out to lunch with Luke. Just the three of us. It was just like the time when it was just Tim, Luke and I--before Mark and Christina came along (okay it was not at all like that). But it's nice to spend time with each of our kids individually.

After lunch we stopped at Best Buy so Tim could buy an internet cable/cord to hook up DSL to the new office. Luke spotted a TV at a great deal, so he decided to buy it. He and his roommate "needed" a TV for the living room--look already had a used one in his bedroom.

Later, Mark needed to borrow Luke's truck, so I took him down to Luke's place, with a couple of Mark's friend. Luke had both TVs set up in the living room, with about eight guys playing a video game--Halo. (An X-Box game) They were all competing against each other, and with two linked TVs, eight people could play as the screen can be divided into four segments.

Oh well. I guess there's worse things they could be doing. My nephew plays games online with friends. Amazing. I still prefer playing word board games, sitting around a table or in our camper, being able to look my opponent in the eye. It's a new world, but board games are still around. And we've got shelves and shelves of them in our basement--in the same room as the shelves and shelves of video games. Guess which takes up less space?

Till next time,


Suzi