He Did It! He Did It! He Did It!

Regular readers of my blog probably remember the post I wrote about my son Chase's ugly beard. If you are a first time reader or just don't recall the situation, click here. 

Good news! Katelyn convinced him to trim it! Thank God and Hallelujah! Check out the before and after shots...

Before

After



Of course, Chase wouldn't be Chase if he didn't try to get something out of the whole ordeal. The brat tricked me into saying I'd pay his phone bill for the month of April, but do you know what? I am sooo happy he trimmed the ugly thing, that not only did I pay his phone bill, but I scheduled family photos for this coming Sunday (before he can grow it back).

Of course, I hired a professional photographer. This occasion is too monumental to have our pictures turn out like the ones below. (These families are complete strangers to me, but funny nontheless!)

If You Have a DOT, Expose It

Usually I stay away from thrift stores for a couple of reasons.

#1- I rarely find anything worth having.

#2- I usually leave slathering my hands with sanitizer and feeling like I have lice in my hair (psychological, I know).

My last visit to the thrift store proved satisfactory, however. I found the vintage game Probe.

In the 1980's, Don and I use to play this game at my aunt and uncle's house.

We've often wanted to play it again, but somewhere along the line, Parker Brothers stopped manufacturing it.

Probe is a great word game, kind of like Hang Man meets Scrabble. Each person chooses a secret word and writes it in their word tray.

Players then draw cards and follows the instructions given. Here are three examples...

Everyone tries to guess each other's words, accumulating points as one letter after another is exposed.

 

This particular game is in excellent condition. It even came with plenty of the original paper inserts.

Have any of you ever found hella good deals at a thrift store?