Sunday, July 10, 2011

Chess

Sammy found a magnetic travel chess game and begged and begged me to teach him how to play. He promised he wouldn't get "flusterated" with all the rules. I showed him how each of the pieces moved. Of course he didn't remember...he's four. The biggest questions he had were why the rook wasn't called a castle and the knight a horsey.

Once we got the basics out of the way, Sammy opened the game with his first ever chess move...he moved the pawn to the refrigerator...where else are magnets supposed to go? After playing with it on the refrigerator for a minute, he moved it back to the board. I spent the next few turns showing him how to kill (capture) my players. His attention span lasted a total of nine moves. Not a bad first lesson.



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Thursday, July 7, 2011

It's Official

7/7/11 - my new favorite day. My divorce was finalized this morning. Honestly, I don't feel anything...not sadness, hurt, anger, relief, anything. All of my emotions about him and us were dispelled a while ago. But I'm glad to have this part of my life behind me.