Tuesday, January 24, 2023

Clue--This Little Place Here Edition

When my family (hubby, sons, daughters and myself) is together, strange things sometimes occur  or get talked about.  We're really good at dissecting the most random subjects.

One example is the day we happened to be talking about the game Clue--which was a favorite to play when my kids were growing. Somehow, we ended up brainstorming our own version of Clue, using the original six members of our household, their interests and hobbies.

What we came up with was:

Mom (Me), in the horse barn, with the manure fork.

Dad (DH), in the woods, with the chainsaw.

DS1, in the garage, with the impact wrench.

DS2, in his bedroom, with a calculus book.

DD1, in the backyard, with a softball bat.

DD2, in the study, with an ink pen.


That was many years ago, but the stereotypes still mostly hold true.  I'm still likely found in the horse barn.  DH still enjoys taking the chainsaw to the woods.  DS1 spends a lot of his spare time working on cars, both his own and those belonging to friends. 

The other kids, well, careers and marriage and parenthood, have changed the locale a bit.  Our clue game might need more than a mansion of rooms and the immediate outdoor area.

DS2 isn't in his room doing calculus these days; maybe he's in the study with his laptop. Or on the road with a vehicle in development.  If he's not working at home, he's hands on developing and installing engine calibration software into vehicles.

DD1, I don't think, has touched a softball bat in several years.  If any, she's wielding a whiffle ball bat showing Faline how to play tee ball.  I'd say she's either in the (kindergarten) classroom with the finger paints, or in the kitchen with the air fryer.

And DD2, not so much in the study writing stories anymore.  No, she's either in the STEAM classroom with the deer skeleton, or she's at the animal rehab with the disgruntled falcon.

Let's include all the rest of the family: daughters- and son-in-law (and official significant other), and the grandkids too, just for fun.

K2 in the craft room with the Cricut.

K3 on the trampoline with a snack.

Toad in the backyard with the four wheeler.

Rascal in the living room with the toy cars.

Surprise in the hall with the wallpaper steamer.

Honorary Son in the IT room with a broken i-pad, or in the music room with the electric bass guitar.

Faline in the family room with the play kitchen knife.

Buck in the crib with a swaddle.

Brad at the party with the charcuterie board.


How about your family?  If you made a clue game based around them, where would they be and what would be their weapon of choice?

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