Thank God he doesn't have acne.

Forget what I said about enjoying the posting every day thing.

I never realized how boring I am on a daily basis. Actually, maybe I realized it before but didn't need to write about it every day before.

I made the mistake of trying out Madison's Nintendo DS. She saved half the money to buy it for over a year and got it at the end of the school year. I've mainly ignored this tiny machine for 5 months. Until she got Super Mario Brothers for her birthday. I was overwhelmed by nostalgia and decided to just 'See what's changed' and pretty soon I couldn't put the stupid thing down, dazzling the children with my 'secret' knowledge of hidden tubes and invisible blocks to crack open.

Now we have Mario Kart (another birthday addition) and last night I went to bed with my husband next to me in his underwear driving Mario to his best lap ever. 

Being married to a teenage boy is pretty awesome.

Comments

[jkopftwins]

Very cool... see, all those hours as a kid playing the game were simply a wise investment in valuable parenting skills (dazzling the kids is ALWAYS a good thing).
And, as long as your husband's not introducing himself by saying "It's-a me, Logan," or asking you to call him Mario or Luigi, it's all good.

[carrie]

My husband's (34th) birthday present this year was the Nintendo DS. I was skeptical that I would ever play it--then he bought Ms. Pacman for it. Oh, yeah. I still rock at that one.

He's actually shushed me when I was trying to discuss some grown-up thing with him because he was ABOUT TO WIN and I was throwing his conversation with this silly talk of bills.

[carrie]

Eh--that last line should read "concentration" not conversation. Heaven forbid we have a conversation when the DS is out. :)

[kate]

carrie - I hear ya'. My 12-year-old of a husband gets downright irritated when I try to converse with him while he's gaming. "Just one more round."
Me - Honey, can you make sure the baby doesn't tumble down the stairs while I take 2 minutes to pee?
Him - The round's almost over . . . can you give me 15 minutes?
Of course, we have more PS2 games for me than for him. Does that make *me* a 12-year-old boy? :-)

[veg4me]

My 33 year old husband still asks for Legos and Star Wars figures for his birthday. He uses the excuse "So I have something fun to play with the kids!" but I know secretly he is stoked.

I got classic arcade games for our PS2 for my birthday this summer!

I still love me some pac man.

[jonbeckett]

Last weekend I played Gran Turismo (car racing game) on my nephew's Playstation 2.

While halway around a lap, he piped up "how come you make it look so easy Uncle Jonathan?"

"A mis-spent youth..."

[FlippyO]

Damn, I love MarioKart. I can even still hear the sounds of driving over the wooden boards in my head, and it's been years.

[emery]

I'm the teenager in my family. With that said, I'm interested in hearing more about your husband's lap. (tee hee)

[Angela]

We are like that too...We don't have a Nintendo DS, just the Gameboy Advanced, but still nothing beats playing Super Mario Brothers 3 in be with your hubby. Happy Thanksgiving!!

[Angela]

be = Bed...sorry.

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