Salamanders and Capture the Flag

Tuesday Katie came out to see me since her class was canceled for the afternoon. We went walking in the woods near our house. I flipped over a piece of trash and found a pair of salamanders. One was bigger then the other. I think I interrupted them. I proceeded to pick them up as Katie took a little step back. I hadn't seen salamanders in years. I held them in my hands and offered one to Katie. She didn't like the idea of holding the slimy animals. She really did NOT want to hold them. We tried to scare Nick with them but that didn't work. Oh well. Maybe I should try scaring Katie next time. We took them back to where we had found them. I tell you what, those two have lost their sense of adventure completely. They didn't enjoy taking the harder paths through the woods just for the fun of climbing through the trees. Nick...wearing converse tried to kick down trees. Small trees but still. Tell me, why would someone wearing shoes with more of a sole than converse kick at a tree not to mention something that thin. Nick is smart but sometimes I really wonder HOW smart he really is.

Last night we played Capture the flag at church. It was an odd version but capture the flag none the less. The first time my team won. The second time we lost. Horribly. Everyone from the other team was out of jail and all but three of our team members were in jail. The three that were left were guarding the flag. A guy who is on the wimpy side, a guy who is kinda like a tank and had a twisted ankle, and I. There were four guys and a girl all going after the flag. Needless to say we lost. We were doing pretty good till one of the other team guys just bulldozed over the wimpy guy. I ran as hard as I could after another fella that had the cone/flag. The thing is this guy plays baseball and is taller then me so he can outrun me easily. Which stinks, but that is life. The location was the breaking point I think between the teams. One was in the wide open and the other was kind secluded. At least with this version we knew where the flag was unlike at camp where we don't and NEVER find it. I am seriously beginning to wonder if they actually hide the flag.

Okay, this is hopefully close enough to the end for THOSE OF YOU WHO FORGET TO COMMENT, that it will remind you and you won't forget. Have you ever played with salamanders or capture the flag? If so do you have a funny story? If not do you have a funny story about some other game or animal? if you do, PLEASE POST A COMMENT!