Every year my family has an annual Chicken Foot competition. It takes place sometime over Christmas break when most of the family can get together. It usually takes 3-4 hours so its a good time---teasing each other, eating, drinking... teasing each other some more ....and did I mention eating?!
What is Chicken Foot?
It's a domino game that I am told is similar to "Mexican Train." Never played that game, but our family has been playing this together for the past 8-9 years.
When Luke won for the first time he was so crazy he went and had a trophy made and had his name and the year put on a plaque. It was hilarious because the first trophy joint wouldn't make the trophy because they thought it was for cock fighting. Can you see that rubber chicken foot on the top of the trophy? LOL
My brother-in law Mike took home the trophy last year and he handed the trophy over to my younger brother Bert this year. Bert beat me by 20 points or so.
Next year that trophy is mine!!
That Stop Wasn't On My Itinerary....
So the Hogue's made it to Florida for our first official family vacation. It was Sawyer's first plane ride....and Simon's first plane ride that he can remember. We were excited....the boys were stoked. We had everything we needed! But it seems that Sawyer packed something with him that wasn't on our checklist: a big case of pneumonia. Yes, the little fella made it almost one whole day in Florida before he started heading downhill fast. Our 2nd day in Orlando we were in the Urgent Care south of Cocoa Beach. (By the way, to see a doctor more quickly, it helps if you vomit all over the waiting room in front of the receptionist. Little tip for ya) After chest x-rays they advised us to head to the ER in Melbourne, where they eventually admitted him to the hospital. So, we had 3 night deluxe accommadations at the Holmes Regional Medical Center. The little whipper snapper was a trooper though! The nurses loved him, thankfully, and made us all feel right at home. We were going to send postcards out with pictures of the hospital since we spent 40% of our trip there...but they didn't have any. Imagine that!Hmmm.....maybe its something they should consider.
Every year my family has an annual Chicken Foot competition. It takes place sometime over Christmas break when most of the family can get together. It usually takes 3-4 hours so its a good time---teasing each other, eating, drinking... teasing each other some more ....and did I mention eating?!
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