Angel,
Most of the independent living ade catalogues offer lots of games in
a tactile version. You can get scrabble, Othelo, checkers, chess,
Chinese checkers, playing cards and even bingo cards. They're a bit
pricy, but they are available.
Kathy
At 05:51 AM 1/18/2006, you wrote:
>What is skipbo? When I was a little girl my mother purchased for me from
>the va hospital's gift shop an accessible tick tack tow board. I
>appreciated this board because it explained to me how the game was played.
>I have since lost that board. Do any of you know whether there are still
>being made accessible tick tack toe boards.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Amy Gordon <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 1:30 PM
>Subject: Re: Heavenly Play Offs
>
>
> > Yeah, me and my friends when we get together play Skipbo, Uno and Phase
>Ten.
> > We do it just to have fun. I love playing cards.
> >
> > Amy
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Karen Carter" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 3:46 AM
> > Subject: Re: Heavenly Play Offs
> >
> >
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> > > My friend Fawn and I play skip O quite a bit. and we do not care who
>wins
> > it is just a way to spend time together and have fun.
> > >
> > > --
> > > I would rather live my life as if there is a God, and die to find out
> > there isn't, than live my life as if there isn't, and die to find out
>there
> > is
> > >
> > > IN GOD WE TRUST
> > > -KC- Ministries
> > >
> > >
> > > -------------- Original message --------------
> > > From: Kathy Du Bois <[log in to unmask]>
> > >
> > > > Angel,
> > > > Competition can be fun!! Yesterday, our family went bowling. Sure,
> > > > one person scored the highest, that person was Greg!! GRIN! But, we
> > > > all just had fun. It was fun just to be together. Don't you play
> > > > family games like uno or monopoly, just for the fun of it? Somebody
> > > > wins, but relationships are cemented in the process. By the way, as
> > > > you would expect, Christopher is very good at monopoly. I'm sorry
> > > > that we didn't get a chance to play a game with him while he was
> > > > visiting. We would have all been trounced, of course, but we would
> > > > have had fun just playing with him. I'm so sorry that you have such
> > > > a negative view of competition. Personally, I'm planning on whipping
> > > > Greg in a mean game of wracketball when I get to
> > > > heaven. GRIN! There isn't any pride in saying that. It's just the
> > > > love of the challenge and the joy of doing something together that
> > counts!
> > > > Kathy
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > At 09:17 PM 1/15/2006, you wrote:
> > > > >What is the point of competition if not to elevate pride. The whole
> > point
> > > > >of competition is to be better than the next fellow. We ought never
>to
> > try
> > > > >to place ourselves above another in stature. This is why I have
>nothing
> > to
> > > > >do with competitions. Just my opinion.
> > > > >----- Original Message -----
> > > > >From: Sharon Hooley
> > > > >To:
> > > > >Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 1:22 PM
> > > > >Subject: Re: Heavenly Play Offs
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > Even if we did have competition in Heaven, it would not be seen as
>a
> > > > > > prideful thing, but just for fun.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Sharon
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> > > <DIV>My friend Fawn and I play skip O quite a bit. and we do not
> > care who wins it is just a way to spend time together and have fun.
> > </DIV>
> > > <DIV> </DIV>
> > > <DIV class=signature id=signature>--<BR>I would rather live my life as
>if
> > there is a God, and die to find out there isn't, than live my life as if
> > there isn't, and die to find out there is <BR><BR>IN GOD WE TRUST <BR>-KC-
> > Ministries <BR></DIV>
> > > <DIV> </DIV>
> > > <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT:
> > #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Original message --------------
><BR>From:
> > Kathy Du Bois <[log in to unmask]> <BR><BR>> Angel, <BR>>
> > Competition can be fun!! Yesterday, our family went bowling. Sure,
><BR>>
> > one person scored the highest, that person was Greg!! GRIN! But, we
><BR>>
> > all just had fun. It was fun just to be together. Don't you play <BR>>
> > family games like uno or monopoly, just for the fun of it? Somebody
><BR>>
> > wins, but relationships are cemented in the process. By the way, as
><BR>>
> > you would expect, Christopher is very good at monopoly. I'm sorry <BR>>
> > that we didn't get a chance to play a game with him while he was <BR>>
> > visiting. We would have all been trounced, of course, but we would
><BR>>
> > have had fun just playing with him. I'm so sorry that you have such
><BR>>
> > a negative view of competition. Personally, I'm planning on whipping
> > <BR>> Greg in a me
> > > an game of wracketball when I get to <BR>> heaven. GRIN! There isn't
> > any pride in saying that. It's just the <BR>> love of the challenge and
> > the joy of doing something together that counts! <BR>> Kathy <BR>>
> > <BR>> <BR>> At 09:17 PM 1/15/2006, you wrote: <BR>> >What is
>the
> > point of competition if not to elevate pride. The whole point <BR>>
> > >of competition is to be better than the next fellow. We ought never to
> > try <BR>> >to place ourselves above another in stature. This is why
>I
> > have nothing to <BR>> >do with competitions. Just my opinion.
><BR>>
> > >----- Original Message ----- <BR>> >From: Sharon Hooley
> > <[log in to unmask]><BR>> >To:
> > <[log in to unmask]><BR>> >Sent: Sunday, January 15,
>2006
> > 1:22 PM <BR>> >Subject: Re: Heavenly Play Offs <BR>> >
><BR>>
> > > <BR>> > > Even if we did have competition in Heaven, it
>would
> > not be seen as a <BR>> > > prideful thing, but jus
> > > t for fun. <BR>> > > <BR>> > > Sharon
> > </BLOCKQUOTE></body></html>
> > >
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