The game of choice around our house recently is chess. It’s really a bit surprising, considering our oldest child is only 8. Of course, they are not that great at the game, but Peter and Phillip have played it so much using the computer hints that they know how each piece can move!

Phillip seems to have the most interest, but that makes sense since he seems to think like a chess player. Peter is also interested though, as was proven by the fact that he was leaning over my shoulder today pointing out moves that I hadn’t seen yet! Talk about humility!

Although it is a big humbling, it is also exciting to a person who has never won a game of chess! I even turned the game around to suicide chess, where the object of the game is to lose all your pieces. I couldn’t even do that! But hey, at least now I can tell everyone that I can’t lose a game of chess!

Maybe there is some hope for our kids, since they are getting a young start! Meanwhile I will sit back and try not to choke on my pride as our boys learn faster than I do.