A Room of all Trades

On Saturday, Liz walked in the door with a big box. A big box that contained one of those fun 9-in-1 game tables. The 9-in-1 is a table used for cards, chess, checkers, backgammon, shuffleboard, bowling, fusbol, ping pong and air hockey. Our spare bedroom is almost ready to challenge Dave and Busters with this fun new addition along with the vintage Atari 2600, the Nintendo 64 and the magnetic dart board all housed in that room. Not to mention the treadmill. We had such high hopes for our spare room, a second living room of sorts. However, it is looking like that room will be turning into: an office, a tv room, an art room, a work-out room, a game room and the cat's room (also this is the room where Liz has agreed to hang some of my movie and sports posters that I am not ready to part with at the moment--posters she doesn't want anywhere near our living room and dining room). Back to the 9-in-1 table, so far it is a blast but it is a little small for the two of us. It is only four feet in length, so ping pong proved to be a little frustrating at first and my arm usually reaches over the halfway mark in air hockey. However, it is a great way to relieve pent up frustration. Forget counseling, every couple should own one of these tables. I see a lot of future arguments being handled over the noise of our air hockey fan and the sound of the little white ball from the ping pong and fusbol tables. Here is yet another use for that spare room: therapeutic and counseling room.