Three Things...Gratitude Thread

[newski_mom]

1. Card games - my favorites are shanghai rummy and nerts (kind of like solitare with teams/opponents)
2. Rummikub - one of my favorites to play with my kids
3. Yahtzee - also one of my favorites with the kids

 

[bluecastle]

My favorite game/play activity right now is any pretend game that my DGD comes up with! She likes to pretend to be a kitten or sometimes we are Bluey and Bingo. She used to pretend to be Elsa and I was Anna. It is such a short period of time in a child’s life and I am so lucky to be an active participant in it.

I play Solitaire on my phone every night before I go up to bed. It kind of helps me to wind down at the end of the day.

I play many word games on my phone (mostly the NYTimes group-Connections, Wordle etc.) and I play Words With Friends with a couple of people, but my favorite non-phone game is the math game 24. I like to manipulate numbers in my head as a way to keep sharp as I get older.

Honorable Mention: Duolingo. I think of it as my Spanish lesson each day, but it is also a game.

 

[LuvOrlando]

Lots of nice memories playing Uno with my kids when they were little, I used to carry around the mini sets from party favors in my bag to save us when we were stuck waiting in places.

LCR is a fun group game, also lots of nice memories from multi family trips while raising the family.

I do like Rummikub, haven't played in ages but I remember liking it a lot, I also really like Poker of all things, I don't like to gamble but I really enjoy the game itself so winning for meaningless tokens is nice but I'm not into the hostility other people project when money is in play.... those vibes freak me out.

 

[leebee]

Rummikub, 5 Crowns, Farkle, Yahtzee, etc. We have game night with our good friends about once a month and will play games until midnight. One we play often is Ticket to Ride, but I don't enjoy this at all. I am not good at strategy games.

Puzzles- both jigsaw and crossword.

The resident 7yo has made up a new game. He'll draw some random lines/curves and you have to turn them into a picture. He and DD play this all the time. She left one in his lunchbox yesterday; when she went to bed last night, he'd left his "retaliation" on her pillow. I love that they play this together. They've had a rocky start, with transitioning to a family of 3, and I love that they have found something to bond over, to laugh about and enjoy together. They wouldn't have been able to do this a year ago.

 

[DianaMB333]

Playing games with my 8 yr old niece
Cards games, board games, twister, charades, monopoly, Disney Eye See It..

It is a great therapy

 

[PollyannaMom]

I'm grateful that DH's family plays games at holidays, etc. Lately it's LCR or Dominoes, but we go through phases.

I'm grateful for made-up math and reading games when I was teaching.

And I'm grateful for the outdoor games all the kids in my neighborhood used to play when I was young.

 

[Allison Joy]

**Accidental post** Sorry!

 

[SpaceMan5]

I really enjoyed the comments and liked seeing the classic but simple games mentioned. I liked those games growing up but also can appreciate the PlayStation/Xbox games with the amazing graphics. Just a tab better than the original Atari

 

[Allison Joy]

(Mon, 5/20) - 3 breakfast things you're grateful for
1. Eggs
2. Bacon
3. Cheese

3 pieces of wise advice you're grateful to have been given
1. Put God first
2. While it wasn't directly "advice" my professor called me a "good writer" to another professor, and I took that as "keep writing." I don't do it nearly as much now, but I"m so grateful for what I"ve been able to do with my writing.
3. Pray

3 games or play-related things you are or have been been grateful for
1. iPhone apps
2. "Chronology" which is a supper fun time-line game where you have to try to guess where a given even fits among the other historical events in your hand/timeline. You start off with one card, then you're read a second card and you have to guess if it was before or after the year of your starting card. Then you have to keep fitting events between others on your time-line.
3. Stuffed animals.

 

[fla4fun]

I am not into games, but play? Hmmm . . .

Stuffed animals - I am a tactile person and love soft toys and pillows. Cuddleez plush are the best!

Coloring books - with colored pencils. Working on a Walt Disney World book right now

Okay, I will put solitaire on the list. It is the only game I play. I like it because it’s fast and I am only competing against myself.

 

[leebee]

I should add mahjong. I love the challenge of finding the matches and the strategy of choosing which tiles to eliminate. This and solitaire are the only online games I've ever played.

 

[PollyannaMom]

Today's Topic (Thu, 5/23) - 3 times you've been grateful for a little bit of good luck!

 

[flyingdumbo127]

Waving good morning to all. It was a long night. How grateful I am for right now. I don't believe in luck or chance. When I was younger I did. God placed into my heart the difference for me between luck and Love. I hope it's okay to just share three things I'm grateful for instead.

God first, foremost, and forever. As a young child I remember my favorite number was 3--Holy Trinity.

Dad and the joy of this time closer together no matter what.

Definitely my two loyal childhood stuffed animals Minty and Benjy. Fla4Fun, hug and soft friendly stuffed animal fruends sure do bring much comfort. Dad has a Billy I got him a few years ago. Billy wears a personalized Father's Day shirt. He's become special to us both.

I often say this but it's always heartfelt and true. Grateful I am to God for all of you.

Happy Thursday, friends

 

[WDWEPCOT]

Connections I had to obtain a job ! Twice I was lucky I knew someone who knew someone who got me a job !!! So very grateful !!!

My bad car accident - I think I used up all my luck for life in this one ! Lucky he didn’t rear end me I’d be dead / lucky my car was low to the ground / lucky the grass was wet / lucky when I was air borne through on coming traffic I didn’t hit other vehicles but passed between them and lucky when I hit head on it didn’t kill me !!!

Lucky after above the injury it caused has not paralyzed me so far even thou the Drs keeping saying it’s going to ! Grateful every day it’s not ! Hoping & praying my luck here holds out !!!

 

[slo]

Good Morning!

I will agree with @flyingdumbo127 in regards to not believing in good luck, but I do believe in prayers answered. Thinking about good luck is fun though, and I wish people good luck all the time

#1 - Finding the perfect parking spot - I love being lucky in a crowded place and a crowded parking lot.

#2 - Lightning Lane times - It’s always awesome luck to get that perfect LL time.

#3 - Good Boarding Group placement - When flying Southwest, it’s always lucky to see that you’ll be one of the first to board the plane so we can get the seat(s) we want, which is normally the emergency exit row.

 

[flyingdumbo127]

I absolutely believe in prayer dear Slo. It is also my faith belief that God works out all, always in His perfect way and time. I simply pray to be used for His glory.

 

[mumto3girls]

1. I found a dress I like for an upcoming family wedding. I usually dislike shopping for fancier clothing and it was one of the first dresses I tried.
2. Even luckier, I found shoes that look nice that I think I can wear to the wedding—I am usually needing athletic shoes with inserts or sandals made for bad feet. This is silly, but a little bit of a big deal for me. Hopefully my luck extends so that I don’t fall, can walk gracefully and don’t hurt too much.
3. The forecast looks good for the long weekend so I am hoping we can get a whole bunch of outside projects done—cleaning, planting and setting up the outside for summer.

 

[WDWEPCOT]

Oh definitely the luck is coming from God!!! It’s just not out there floating around to be found as if !! Karma too is God’s work if you ask me ! It’s God teaching lessons !!! Lots don’t listen

 

[DianaMB333]

Thankful for a bit of luck!
I will never forget my dad’s face and happiness one day that we were buying new fridge and washing mashing for their house, and at the cashier we won a lucky 50% discount.. the store had a promotion that every 1000 shoppers or so got that discount so they did celebrate it with whistlers and loud music..

Beyond the discount, my dad”s eyes and smile was as we have won billions… totally priceless!!

 

[TiggerTrigger]

Rolling Stones Tickets - It was this convoluted process where anyone wanting assigned floor seats needed to line up for wrist bands. Each wristband was numbered and given out at random. The friend getting our wristbands made it into the first group of 150, but was two or three places from the back of the line. She wound up getting wristband #2. Each wristband gave you up to six tickets. So, we ended up seeing the Stones front row center. It was definitely the most incredible concert experience of my life.

The Almost Accident - We're still reeling from last week's storm damage. We found out that DH's 1-year old truck is totaled and got the estimate for mine. The camera footage showing DD17 and I in the driveway just before reminded me of another lucky miss this past summer. We were on our way to get a prescription filled when some kid decided to pretend like he was in The Fast and The Furious. I'll spare you all of the details but his car flipped and spun in the air like a movie scene. I managed to slam on my brakes to avoid his vehicle from falling on top of us. He landed about a car length from where I stopped. I even managed to avoid being hit by his bumper and one of his tires that went flying after impact.

Our House - Long story...but we initially didn't get to see it because it shifted to "sale pending" just before we did all of our in person tours. After a slow play and rejected offer on something else we loved, and temporarily settling on something else we liked, I decided to take a look at what was still out there or newly listed. I guess the woman's funding on this home fell through and it was back on the market...for about $40k less! The buyer that fell through also just had it inspected, so we were able to use hers and didn't have to pay for that as well.