Battle Ship

Board games are usually used in the house for anything other than thier purpose.  If you want to play Checkers just check Abbey's purse.  Dominos suddenly become one with the legos that fear me when I turn on the vaccum.  So when Charlie asked to play Battleship tonight I shrugged him off.  I did the lazy thing and told him I didn't know where it was.  When he opened the closet and pointed to it I said it was to high for me to get.  Daddy came to the rescue and I felt myself give him an eyeroll.  They moved to the table and begin a game of Battleship.  Brian explains the game effortlessly and Charlie picks it up fast.  Shinanogans have only been called once.  My son and his father are sitting at the table playing Battleship and I doubted my son really wanted to play.  I was being a "no" mom, feeling like a mess was only going to be made that I would have to clean up.  When did I become a "no" mom.  I really know that I'm not, but tonight I was.  The funny thing is if it was Playdough he wanted I wouldn't have paused a moment.