Marina Games Take-Out

Thanksgiving evening after all the eating was done and we all had watched way too much football. We decided to put on some Christmas music and have some quality family time. I suggested we play Take-Out.

I read the instructions and it seemed simple enough. First you roll all the red dice. Then you roll the 2 white dice. You have to roll a number with the white dice that you see on any of the red dice. Let's say you roll a 3 and a 6 that equals 9. So you look for 9 on the red dice. If you find it you take that red dice out. Or, if you see a red dice with no number on it you can use that one for any number. You roll the white dice until you don't have any of the numbers on the red dice. If you have any red dice left you add them together and then add that number to 50. Everyone starts out with 50 points. So, that means if you have a 10, 6 and 3 left over that's 19. Add that to 50 and you have 69 as your score. The first person to reach 150 is out.

My kids who are 7 and 4 enjoyed this game a lot. They've asked to play it every night since then. I had a lot of fun playing it too. My dad who is 68 played several games with us as well. So, it's a wonderful fun family game for all ages. It's a fun way to teach math to your children. My youngest loves to add the numbers together. I highly recommend this game!
http://www.marinagames.com/takeout/takeout.html

Fall Favorites 2011

Well, I haven't been posting much. I've been busy with the kids and moving to this new house. Now we are planning another move and I've been stressed out. But I do have some favorite things I would like to share with you at this time.

Last year my favorite thing to wear on my head was a newsboy hat. This year it's a fedora. I found a really cute one at target. http://www.target.com/p/Mossimo-Supply-Co-Paper-Woven-Fedora-Olive/-/A-13408527#?lnk=sc_qi_detailimage

As I've told you before Fall is my favorite time of year. I love for my house to smell good, because we no longer have the windows open to get fresh air inside. I really like Airwick's Apple & Shimmering Spice Scented Oil. Mixture of apples and spices makes the house smell like there's an apple pie baking all the time. http://www.airwick.us/

I'm always looking for ways to lose weight. I have found a protein shake that comes in many different flavors and is delish. It's called Fit Frappe and it's made by Big Train. I received a free sample from them a couple of months ago. I replace one meal a day with the Fit Frappe. My favorite is the vanilla. You know how sometimes vanilla tastes bland. This vanilla is really bold in flavor. I like to mix it with fruit juice. My favorite way to mix it is with another one of my Fall faves So Delicious Coconut Milk. http://www.sodeliciousdairyfree.com/ They make other drinks mixes as well. Check them out! http://www.bigtrain.com/

I love coffee and a new favorite creamer by Coffee Mate is their White Chocolate Caramel Latte. So delicious you can taste each flavor and they go so well together. http://www.coffee-mate.com/default.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1

When I'm not making my own coffee at home I sometimes go to Caribou Coffee. They have a Vanilla White Chocolate Mocha that is to die for. I had it with skim milk and non-fat whipped cream and you would never know you were drinking a low fat coffee. http://www.cariboucoffee.com/

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