Where did the Unti's go.....
Max and Jake got an Xbox 360 from Santa and with my obsessive compulsive behavior we got quite caught up with it this past month. No time to blog as my spare time was spent practicing to keep up with the boys. We play a lot of NBA basketball and Madden 2008. Sometimes there is quite a bit of trash talking and someone ends up angry or in tears, myself included.Just as I was recovering from the Xbox obsession someone e-mailed me Desktop Tower Defense. I became completely obsessed with obtaining the high score. I suggest you do not click on the above link.
Anyway this past weekend was a particularly bad weekend for Max. We had Pinewood Derby with the Cub Scouts this weekend and Max's car was not as fast as Jake's. Jake made sure Max was well aware of how fast his car was. Jake won his den race and made it to the Pack finals. He finished 9th out of 10 spots in the finals which Max made it a point to remind Jake that he nearly came in last in the final races. Despite the in fighting it really was a good time and Max did end up winning a trophy for car most likely built by a scout. Jake won a trophy as well for car most likely built by a scout in his den and he also had a very large trophy for winning his den races.
Sunday was not much better for Max as he has become a die-hard Patriots fan. When he plays Xbox he is always the Patriots. Half way through the first quarter of the Superbowl he tells me that he had a bet with a friend. It seems that he had worked out a deal that if the Patriots won he would get $1 and if the Giants won he would have to pay out .50. As we had friends over I felt it was not the time to discuss this in much detail with him. We definitely do not want to encourage him to place bets on sporting events! He was allowed to stay up and watch the entire game. As the last pass sailed out of reach of the receiver Max burst into tears and stormed out of the room. We had a talk after the game and advised him against betting but encouraged him to be a man of his word and make good on his wager. The next morning I got up and came down stairs to find him at the kitchen table attempting to eat a Pop Tart with tears streaming down his face. He was still upset about the game. We again discussed how it was only a game and again how he should not be betting on sports. I think he was concerned with the trash talking he was going to get from his friend more than losing the fifty cents. Anyway I can only hope that he has learned some sort of lesson from all of this.
Vangie and I had an enjoyable weekend. It was one of those rare weekends when we get a baby sitter and get to go out alone. We attend the Chocolate Ball in Hershey. I was forced to wear a tux to the event but still managed to have a good time. The Chocolate Ball is an event to benefit Keystone Human Services. Our seats were courtesy of Vangie's employer. We had a great time at the event.
posted by The Pants @ 4:23 PM
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