It’s been a long last couple of weeks, with a terrible and slow moving cold passing through our family. Fortunately however, although Jared and I have been hit hard, the kids just have runny noses and don't seem to be doing too badly. So we haven't done much out of the usual and are just waiting for everyone to be better.
We have found a new hobby however, chess! It all started with Thomas joining the chess club at school. Not only is chess a fun game but it's supposed to significantly increasing memory, critical thinking and problem solving skills....(see here for details). Plus there are some really good chess websites that make learning the game fun (check out http://www.chesskid.com/home/ and http://www.chesskids.com/newcourse/index.htm).
