Y’all remember this game?
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That and Chutes ‘N’ Ladders used to be my favorite games EVER!!! That was where I first developed my competitive spirit was with board games, but sometimes I like to think it’s just hereditary too 🙂
So yeah…today for lunch I had a helping of some of the Bob’s Red Mill Veggi Soup that I made a while back and froze. But I forgot to take a picture. AGAIN. Argh! I did happen to get a photo of my mid-afternoon treat (and inspiration for this post) though!
I found these mini-treats on a co-worker’s desk (they were up for grabs) and I couldn’t help but get one of each! They were so good, especially the Starburst. I find I adore chocolate, but really only the good stuff, but if you give me some fruit-flavored candy I’ll go straight fat kid on that junk!
Tonight we have our community group, which I’m stoked about, and then lots of sleeping for me – I’m still catching up from the weekend and gearing up for a short but busy week at work! I also have big plans of waking up early for a new yoga DVD that I bought in a roller coaster of emotions about my knee hurting. I’m also going to be doing the HardCore Challenge from Kristina at Good ‘n’ Weird…and I’m looking forward to a sore tummy!
What was your favorite board game growing up? Like I said, I loved Candyland, and Chutes ‘N’ Ladders, but we also played a lot of Sorry! and LIFE. Those games make me smile because they remind me of my family!
I LOVED Candyland! I actually am excited for when M gets older and I can play games like that again. 🙂
Your candy looks good too.
I loved Candyland, we even bought it while I was in college! I also love Clue and Hubby is a huge LIFE fan. We need kids so we seem less weird!!
I loved Candy Land. My neice is 3 and I tried to play it with her over Christmas but she is still a little to young to appreciate it.
Guess Who was my favorite as a kid! Now I like Scrabble and Boggle.
Chutes N laddes was a favorite.. as an adult though we are loving apples to apples, its a ton of fun specially in a large group 🙂
Monopoly for sure!
I have never played Candyland before but loved Sorry! Oh and I used to be the bomb at Clue lol 🙂
I loved ALIAS and Africa’s Star game where you travelled all around Africa to find the biggest diamond 🙂
We played Monopoly for hours on end and it was so much fun. Sometimes our game would go on for days!
Oh…my favorite game to play as a kid…the lighted “Simon Says” game with the four colors you had to rember the order in which they would light up…and of course…Monopoly!
I have to take aging with a grain o’ salt…my knee started hurting too and I really didn’t do anything to make it hurt. So, I started doing bodyflow and yoga at my gym. My knee felt much better. Come to find out my IT (iliotibial) band was tight and putting strain on the outside of my knee. When I got it stretched out, it stopped hurting.
What I discovered from yoga/pilates is that as we age, our bodies can still get strength from itself. I lift no weights, but do all of the moves/resistance via my own body weight and I have not felt better. It is great for your core, shoulder strengthening and abs. Good luck with it!
The other thing I found out was that my back was out of alignment. I went to a good chiropractor, not a quack as most are, and he said my lumbar 5 was a little off, causing my right hip flexor to be stretched, which caused my gait to be off on the right side and hence my knee pain. After he got done with me, my knee also stopped hurting.
OMG I used to cheat at Candyland. Sad I know. I used to count the cards and make sure I would get the Ice Princess. I thought she was beautiful 😛 I also loved Trouble.
MONSTER MASH. Man I’m amazing at that game. I wish there were some sort of world monster mash championships because I’d probably win
I loved Parcheesi… does anyone even remeber that one? I’m probably the only nerd who loved it… ha
Love Candyland!!! I also enjoyed Sorry, Trouble, & Life 🙂
Dude, you took one of my faves. Candyland was too sweet. From Trouble to Don’t Break the Ice -> remember that gem?
I would totally say Mall Madness, but I’ll keep to games without battteries, lol.
I too need some good rest from the weekend, short week though!
Chutes & Ladders and Candyland were literally my too favorite games!! I also really liked Skipbo and Cooties 😉
I was also a huge Chutes and Ladders fan! My brother and I used to have very intense Uno competitions. 🙂
We played “Sorry” a ton when I was little! I still love that came! I LOVE picking at mixed candy dishes. When I see one around I can’t help but fish through and find my favorites 🙂
Oh I loooved Candy Land but I think Monopoly was my favorite? I could never get anyone to play it with me though because it took so long.
I definitely just played Candyland tonight while babysitting!! Too funny. My favorite board game has always been Clue though!
LOVED Memory and was also a big fan of Trouble.
a few months ago I bought a bag of snickers minis thinking they’d be a good treat every now and then … hours later i had an empty bag of minisnickers I still have no idea where they went 😉 I am a beast. Serrrrriouusssss.
I loved Candy Land! So fun! My baby brother is 7 and he LOVES playing Sorry!
Have fun at your group, and then get some sleep!!
I used to LOVE Sorry! I also had the Sweet Valley High board game (heck yes), and I loved Clue.
In fact, I still love all those games, ha!
Definitely Candy Land and Chutes and Ladders. We now play scrabble all the time and dominos. I love playing games with my kids…I am including my husband with the kids part!
I loved Candyland, too!! I also liked Trouble. So much fun. 🙂
Jenn
Monopoly and Scrabble were always my favorites!
candy land was my favorite game growing up! that and hungry hungry hippos!