I LOVE playing games with my grandchildren. Sometimes it’s a challenge for everyone to play the same games, but we manage. My 8 yr old granddaughter Ady loves, loves, loves to play games, and is really good at understanding the rules. I spent a weekend not long ago tending 3 of my granddaughters while there parents had a weekend away. I took a new game up to their house with me, and taught them how to play it. We played Blokus, Headbandz and a game about the states. Ady’s pretty good with games, and enjoys beating me. We played the Headbandz game until we had exhausted ALL the game cards. A couple of weeks later, they came down to my house to stay for a couple of hours, and I got some of my games out. We played Yahtzee, Rack-o (one of my grandsons Nyxon calls it Morocco), Connect 4 and Race to the Treasure. Even the 4 & 5 year olds like to play some of these games. I treasure every minute I spend with my grandchildren, and like to listen to what they have to say. l I have learned that Ady has to be singing a song while she concentrates on playing games. I don’t even think she knows she is singing, but her perfect little voice is so cute to listen too. I have learned that Lainie plays for a few minutes, then is off doing something else. I have learned that Nyxon likes to shuffle the Rack-O cards his way (they end up every which way) and that is OK. He also plays by his rules. However, they are learning. They are learning rules, they are learning how to take turns, and they are learning how important relationships are. They are learning in life you don’t always win, or always get your way. These are all good life lessons that will help them throughout their life. I will always have time to play games, read books, or just plain talk to my grandchildren about whatever it is they need to talk about.