When Kenneth and Diana were little, Don went on a perpetual quest to find a game called Forest Friends. He and his brothers played it until the spinner pad had been wiped of its images, and he knew it would be a good game for our little ones to play. But alas, we never could find it.
Two weeks ago we were in a toy store looking for a gift for Caleb. They did not have our desired gift, so we began to look at games. Indeed Candyland and Chutes and Ladders were there . . . but not Forest Friends. Phooey.
With Don's birthday upcoming, I decided I would try to find Forest Friends. An initial attempt came up with a few games, but I was not going to spend $40 for one. So I went to EBAY. Amazingly, several choices came up, and I was able to acquire a nice, barely used version for much less!
Within a few days, the game arrived in the mail. Using some ultra-swift, sneak techniques, I managed to keep the emails hidden, the wrapped game under "wraps," and the game a secret until Sunday, when Caleb gave Papa an early birthday gift. He helped Don unwrap it, and within about 5 minutes, they were playing it. Caleb caught on quickly, and it became the game of the day.
Don was thrilled with having a fun memory of his times as a child . . . and the best thing is we got to leave it in Kansas City!
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