Family Game Night

Rod and I joined forces to bring a family game of Yahtzee to Mom. The nursing home has a deluxe version of Yahtzee and Madeline has grown interested in the game. She requires some cueing and gentle reminders of what she's supposed to be doing and we keep score for her but it should be known that she really gets interested and shakes up the dice in the cup as vigorously as she's able before she dumps the lot. She also roots for her desired outcome and blows into the cup for luck.

We sure had a good time playing this game with her and only quit (after 3 rounds) when they needed to set up the tables for dinner. A couple of times she looked as if she might have been uncomfortable but when we inquired she vehemently denied any ailment and wanted to keep on playing. It was really heartening and joyful to see her get interested in playing.

We encourage you to visit Madeline to play a game of Yahtzee with her. But be forewarned, she's quite lucky and has been known to roll out the Yahtzees.