Our Fantastic Labor Day

We had a great Labor Day family get-together, with a surprise appearance from Trev and Summer. We thought they were going to be gone on an early anniversary week-end getaway. They had the vacation and just stopped by for a little gaming. What they didn't know was that our "gaming of one game" was going to take 3 and 1/2 hours! Tiff and Derrick and Casey were there too and Tiana most of the day. We ended up playing Phase 10, which we hadn't played for years!! I guess we forgot how long it takes to play the game, and I doubt if it will surface again anytime soon. Summer led the game for about 3 hours of the time and then Derrick and Tiana swooped in for 1st and 2nd. Poor Ted was close until the last 10 hands where he was stuck on Phase 7 "set of 4, run of 4". I won't even mention how many rounds it took for Trev just to get off of level 1. Needless to say we had our cranky moments, our screaming and shouting "that's not fair"....but we prevailed and finished the darn game. Trev and Summer left and we swam with Casey....a promise is a promise.....and then Derrick did the Barb b Q of yummy BBQ chicken strips and hot Dogs. Madagascar rounded out the night for Casey bear and all of us big bears. Another great holiday in the books!!