Monopoly

Unbelievable as it sounds, the kids are into their 4th hour of a Monopoly game -- and there hasn't been any fighting since hour 1! While passing through the room, I heard Patrick tell Aidan, who was on the brink of losing everything, that he was going to be needing a Federal bailout! How timely... Also overheard, Patrick telling Annie that he was about to send her "spiralling into the deep, dark abyss of bankruptcy." I'm glad that all the time we've spent encouraging his vocabulary has not gone to waste. Perhaps if the tank commander thing doesn't work out, he can become a commentator for CNN.