December 26

Tonight after dinner, we lingered around the kitchen table chit-chatting until Adam retrieved a deck of cards.

What followed were several rounds of one of our favorite games, Class Struggle (which also has several other names. I used to play it on the bus during my middle and high school years and we called it Scum. Or something like that).

We all won rounds and lost rounds and laughed as Bearbs and Chub and Lambie and my newest stuffie, Standing Orange Cat (who was gifted to me by Brady yesterday) looked on (and in Bearbs' case, occasionally commented on the action). It was good quality family time that remained remarkably peaceful; we're all competitive people so sometimes games can get heated! 

So yes, today I am thankful for the blessing of family time. And for games that elicit welcomed feelings of nostalgia.