My favorite by far, however, was from my friend Colleen. Um, duh - pen and paper Kim. She didn't quite say it like that, but she probably should have!!!
Reminds me of one of my favorite stories of all time.
Once upon a time, long ago (let's say 17 or 18 years, shall we?) John and I were invited to spend some time with John's best man (and my good friend) Eric at his delightful parents' cottage in Paradise, Michigan. (Actually, I meant his parents are delightful. However, I remember the cottage as a pretty great getaway as well!)
We stayed, we saw, we hiked, we played, we ate (of course), we tried out Mr. Smith's newly hooked up shower (individually, thank you).
Ultimately, at some point we were lazing around on bunks, chairs, etc. I was reading. I distinctly remember Eric yawning and saying, "I wish I brought my laptop, I'd really like to play some solitaire."
At which point I very exaggeratedly rolled my eyes and pointed to the two decks of playing cards on the table. I remember thinking very haughtily, "I'll never be that dependent on technology."
So, I take Colleen's response as a very good-natured eye roll which I very much deserved. And, since I'm not going to buy a new laptop at this time, perhaps I will splurge on a very nice notebook and fancy pen! Let the writing roll on!
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My mother always carried cards with her so that she could play Solitare if she had some free time. Once when she was visiting us and the kids were young, Fiona being about 5, she was playing at the dining room table. Fiona asks "Grandma, what are you playing?" "Solitare" Fiona: "You can play that without a computer?"
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