"May the odds be ever in your favor"
So Coco finally decided how he wanted to celebrate his birthday. He decided on Monday. At school. And told his classmates before he told us. He came home from school and told Demi that all the boys in his class could come over on Saturday (today) to play the Hunger Games. Sure there were some logistics to work out but that's minor, right? Demi promptly sent out an email to parents to invite them to send their sons to partake in the Hunger Games, have some pizza and cake, and to bring their favorite weapon of choice. You don't see that every day, do you?
We received sincere permission to use our neighbors field. 20 boys brought foam swords, plastic swords, shields, gloves, pads, etc. They found a patch of bramble to use as the Cornucopia. All weapons were placed there. They lined up at the end of the field and waited for the countdown. The race to the Cornucopia was mayhem. The boys had been forming alliances all week. Now they were enacting them. After round 1, they ruled that alliances could be no more than 4 members. You could see the strategy at work. Some of the quiet kids tried to stay unnoticed as kids weeded out others. Groups ganged up on the stronger alliances. At one point the "killed" players were release as the mutant hounds, running on all fours. The battles were epic. Demi and I worried about some over exuberant strikes. But all was well. The only real worry was poison ivy. The kids played for 4 hours. The other parents got a free afternoon and tired kids. Good day for all.
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