So much fun

Gina got me a ping pong table for a birthday present when she saw it at Walmart for $50. We took a few days to set it up and had it ready by this last Wednesday evening.

Today Denis, my friend from Russia, and Puff, my friend from China, came over with their special paddles and we played. First we played one on two, rotating around so that each person got a turn to be alone. Then we played one on one. Then one on two again and finally one on one. I was beaten once in every situation and I won once in every situation. It was so dang fun. Maybe life is actually about ping pong . . .

It would be a treat to play enough to offer a good challenge to Rob, James, Bart, and SamB. Watch out, boys. My chinese friend has some tricks to teach me.

We took a break to let the kids start learning how to play. They are still pretty short for the table and they are still learning how to hit and how to hold the paddle.

When it was all done and they had left Gina asked if it had been nice. I wanted to express my gratitude. I told her it was as much fun as I had had in this house. That got me in hot water. I had to explain that it wasn’t in the same category as a lot of the other great things that have happened in this house and couldn’t properly be compared.

One problem is space. We put up the table in the largest room of the house. Then we cleared that room of every bit of furniture. It was still small enough that the walls interfered from time to time with our game. Well, we may end up growing out of this little home at some point. Still, it’s been great over the last 3.5 years.

Only two weeks and two days until the baby is due.

Doug