Jean in Newcastle Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Poor ds13 was so upset that his friend didn't come as he'd promised to hang out at our house today. I'm not sure quite what happened except that it involved a big fight with his parents. Ds13 had spent over an hour yesterday setting up a really neat capture the flag game with barriers for both sides to hide behind and shoot nerf guns. After spending some time depressed, he took me up on my offer for a capture the flag game. Whew! I am out of breath and dripping sweat. We played 3 rounds. This overweight, out of shape mom won two of the games:D I won through strategy. I'd force him into shooting all his rounds at me and then would run and get his flag. Unfortunately he figured out my strategy on the last game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tex-mex Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Awww... that is sweet. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teamturner Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 That's so great! Next time please post some pictures of the set up he made. My boys would love to see it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyLittleWonders Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Way to go!!! It sounds like a blast too! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pqr Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Age and treachery will always win over youth and skill :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted March 26, 2011 Author Share Posted March 26, 2011 Age and treachery will always win over youth and skill :-) DS13 says: I was being nice to my old Mama (She said she was old earlier in this thread :) ) Clarification about my friend: A misunderstanding when one group wasn't quite up-to-date, or just forgot until this morning. Here are the pictures: http://s495.photobucket.com/albums/rr315/nekonezumimaus/Nerf%20Tag/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Oh, Jean, that sounds wonderful. You've also given me some great ideas. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 (edited) DS13 says: I was being nice to my old Mama (She said she was old earlier in this thread :) ) And thereby the kid saves his neck! :001_smile: Edited March 27, 2011 by RoughCollie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted March 26, 2011 Author Share Posted March 26, 2011 And thereby the kid saves his nose! :001_smile: Yes, he saved himself at the last minute:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newlifemom Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldskool Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 I haven't played that since I went to camp 20 years ago. It was one of my favorite games. My kids would love it! Thanks for bringing this memory back. Lesley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted March 27, 2011 Author Share Posted March 27, 2011 I haven't played that since I went to camp 20 years ago. It was one of my favorite games. My kids would love it! Thanks for bringing this memory back. Lesley Some of my most favorite memories are playing Capture the Flag with a whole bunch of teens - in the dark - on the beach! I wish I could recreate something like that for my ds. (As an aside, where we played it was the beach close to Sendai Japan where the tsunami hit.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susancollins Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Jean, Thats great! :party: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 :001_smile: Sweeet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternalknot Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Sounds like a fun afternoon :) I'm usually the only mom playing with my kids when we're out at the park, or even at their sports practices. It's nice to hear another mom getting out there and really giving her kid a run for his money on the field; I love those memories with my own parents, and making them with my kids. I bet your son had a great day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katemary63 Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 You won two ways! You won the game AND you win the "Good Mom" award! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted March 27, 2011 Author Share Posted March 27, 2011 You won two ways! You won the game AND you win the "Good Mom" award! :blushing: Aw shucks. Does the award come with a massage and a pillow? I'm sore and exhausted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovemyboys Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Poor ds13 was so upset that his friend didn't come as he'd promised to hang out at our house today. I'm not sure quite what happened except that it involved a big fight with his parents. Ds13 had spent over an hour yesterday setting up a really neat capture the flag game with barriers for both sides to hide behind and shoot nerf guns. After spending some time depressed, he took me up on my offer for a capture the flag game. Whew! I am out of breath and dripping sweat. We played 3 rounds. This overweight, out of shape mom won two of the games:D I won through strategy. I'd force him into shooting all his rounds at me and then would run and get his flag. Unfortunately he figured out my strategy on the last game. Way to go! Both the winning and helping ds's day be a bit brighter! I play laser tag with boys here. My superior strategy is that I'm a better shot than the young kids are, they've got me on speed and stamina, but not on accuracy. Oh, yeah. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted March 27, 2011 Author Share Posted March 27, 2011 Way to go! Both the winning and helping ds's day be a bit brighter! I play laser tag with boys here. My superior strategy is that I'm a better shot than the young kids are, they've got me on speed and stamina, but not on accuracy. Oh, yeah. :001_smile: Ds did say, "How did you get to be such a good shot?" He couldn't believe that I could shoot better than he could. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazakaal Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 You go, girl! My 13yo would have had a blast with your son. We have a full arsenal of nerf guns here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annlaura Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Aw, you're a great mom! I bet your son will have wonderful memories of this. And good for you for winning! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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