I haven't had much of a chance to log on lately. It's amazing how life can be. One week - you're searching high and low to find something to blog about - and the next week, you haven't got the time anyway.

I wanted to take a moment and share. I had to share with you that we do have a serious side here in the Laundry Pile. I"m pretty sanguine and my kids bounce from thing to thing - The Professor keeps more focus than we do - but it's his nature and not ours. Though, we don't hold it against him.

So - we're serious about: Jesus, no hitting or spitting or biting, I'm pretty serious about what we watch on TV - and then we're serious about our gaming.

Yes - I said Gaming. And I'm not talking board games.

My hubby and I were both raised with game systems and computers. So the kids are having that passed down to them. It's rather interesting really. They ask The Professor to help them beat hard levels in "Ratchet & Clank". Mini-Me is pretty good at "Sly Cooper".

For Christmas my brother got the kids "Legos: Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy". It was an immediate hit. The company that made it upped the level of humor and fun and added a few challenges. So the kids play through the levels - and The Professor comes along behind them at night and cleans up the left overs. It's an interesting system - and I'm not sure the kids realize what's going on.

One day, I walked into the front room and found this:

That's all three of the big kids -- The green box is full of J's toy people that he put down so he could watch to.

The point really hit home as to how serious we were last week. I bought, some time ago, a game called "Bejeweled 2". The Professor is better at it than I am because there is some level of logic to the game. I'm better at the luck side of it. One night last week ( I think it was Monday) , I had a great "Session" on this silly game (it's quite addictive). I even beat his top score, which surprised me quite a bit. I did not gloat - though part of me did want to dance around the house.  I eventually came to a stand still and lost. It was bed time, anyway.

Friday night, I came back from rehearsing with our praise & worship group (singing) to find my hubby playing the game. He was having some luck - but lost while I was watching. He started up another game and I went to bed because I had an early morning for the women's ministry event that was happening on Saturday. The next morning, the Professor made sure I was awake so I could leave the house on time. (He had been taking care of the kids)  

Did you have a good time on the game? I asked. Trying to eek out a few more minutes in bed.

Yes. He replied

Did you beat my high score? I wondered.

Yes. He replied

By how much? I queried (Secretly tickled at him)

Oh, a little bit. I'm not sure. He was sidestepping the question. He's a serious gamer, remember? He would know by how much he beat my score.

What time did you go to bed? I asked suspicious as to his behaviour.

2am.

Not only did he beat my high score - He BEAT my high score into dust...

Yep. I'm plotting my revenge.

Because we're serious gamers....

Editor's Note: I should explain that it was not the Professor's intent to stay up until 2am. It was, however, his intent to beat my score - and the game was going so well that it just happened that he stayed up that the next thing he knew - it was 2 in the morning. :-) I've never done that *She said sheepishly*