I'm almost embarrassed to admit this: I've been watching games shows lately. I've been completely sucked into the world of buzzers, audience laugh/clap tracks, and game show hosts. I'm afraid to admit that more than once have I caught myself with a big cheesy smile on my face when a contestant wins the big money prize and goes crazy with excitement.

It's really only three game shows. "Family Fued" mostly because it's on NBC in the middle of the night when Sawyer wakes me to nurse him. But this week, it's been "Jeopardy!" and (gasp...) "Wheel of Fortune" because Kenny's not been here in the evenings to turn the channel. This is how I know I'm getting older: I used to shutter at the first sound of the "Jeopardy!" theme music - that weird whistle thing. It was a joke in our household to change the channel as soon as we heard that sound. But now, I see that it's 7:00 p.m., and I think, "I wonder if Ken Jennings will win again tonight (come on, people, the guy's unstoppable)?"

I like to think that I'm exercising my mind again by watching these game shows. After all, I'm not thinking about how to write a brochure for the SEPG conference, or how to compile a weekly email newsletter anymore. So now I'm learning that J.R.R. Tolkien made it back on the best sellers list in 2003 after being off of it for decades (Ken Jennings did win with this answer, although he TOTALLY spelled Tolkien wrong).

""Family Fued isn't much of a thinkers game. I'm not really stretching the boundaries of my thinking mind by learning that 56 out of 100 people surveyed say that you should run when being chased by an an angry dog.

Now, "Wheel of Fortune" is just a crossword puzzle lovers game. And what is up with Vanna White? She's not even turning the letters anymore - they're all television screens and all she needs to do is walk back and forth with her plastered smile and touch the screen. Please tell me she's not making a lot of money for this.

Kenny will be back soon in the evenings, so I will give up my "Jeopardy!" and "Wheel of Fortune" hour. I'd rather give up "Famly Fued" instead of "Jeopardy!" because at least I'm learning things when watching "Jeopardy!"

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P.S. Kenny suggested that this wasn't a blog anymore since we post so many pictures. So this was my lame attempt at posting something that isn't about our boys. Because when I post about our boys, I have to include pictures.