Anyone for a Game of Skittles?

Usually when I’ve had a sick kid and had to stay home with one of them, I can get work done. I park him in his nest in front of the TV or tuck him in bed and I’m free to concentrate on my computer screen.

Not today. My son has pink eye, but is otherwise just fine. I was only instructed to keep him away from people until he got a couple doses of his eye drops.

I learned a couple things about my son today. He has boundless energy and he is not a fan of all-day television. I realize that’s a good thing, but it meant there was no chance I’d get work done. I was trying to come up with ways to keep him from bouncing off the walls when I remembered we needed to set up the skittles game for our holiday party.

Ding ding ding ding! We had a blast giving the game a dry run. I’m not just saying that because I got my best score ever. I was reigning champ until the iFarmer got home and immediately got a perfect score.

Why we only get this thing out once or twice a year is beyond me.

Image is from Vintage Projects, which includes a history of the game and a downloadable schematic showing you how you can make your own tabletop skittles game.