Hug Twice

I was nursing Alexa on the couch in the family room a few days ago while CJ played a preschool readiness computer game on a DVD as a gift.  Or, so I thought.  That is what I had left him doing, at least.  His computer (yes, the kids have a computer of their own, Matt is a computer programmer, what can I say) is in our office which is on the other side of the kitchen from the family room.  He has limited specific access to the internet through the web browser if he decided to do that, so I wasn’t worried about what he was doing.

Or so I thought.

CJ comes into the room and announces “I play cards!”.  I have no idea what he is talking about, and all he’ll say is “I play cards!”.  He runs off, and a few minutes later after Alexa is finished nursing, I walk over to the office to see what he means.

He’s “playing” hearts.  On the internet.  With real people.  Of course, he has no idea what he is doing, so people leave him at empty tables in frustration with his lack of cooperation, but still.

Under “programs” on the start menu, Microsoft nicely lists a bunch of card games you can play live, with other people.  I had no idea.  But CJ found them, and he “played” cards.

So if you were playing hearts with a very uncooperative three year old two days ago, I apologize. 

I deleted all the shortcuts to the card games except the ones that were just specifically on the computer itself and do not require internet access, and thought about all the grey hairs my kids have given me.  That child is too smart for his own good.   I play cards, indeed.

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