Kim from Homesteader's Heart posted about her birthday celebration. In it she mentioned the game of Pit. I have a feeling that most if not everyone out in blog land has played Pit before. It is a very old game and is a lot of fun in a group of 5 to 7 people.
Year's ago, before we had kids, my hubby's sister, Nancy and her family came for a visit. She had a couple of girls in upper elementary or maybe even Jr. High. She also brought her mother (my mother-in-law) with them. While they were there, we purchased our Pit game. (Still have it!)
There were 7 of us playing and the game grew louder and louder and everyone was having so much fun.
One particular round has been remembered all these years.
The whole group became so intense and everyone was yelling, "One, One, One!" Every time we traded, we still just needed ONE more of whatever commodity we were holding. In the midst of the tension and yelling, we suddenly realized that Mema (mother-in-law) wasn't trading with anyone and was snickering. She had collected one card of each commodity! That started the laughter. We laughed and laughed.
And we've told this story over and over.
It was so much fun getting together and playing games. Thanks Kim for reminding me of that time again.
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