The statement "The family that plays together, stays together," may not be true 100% of the time, but the practice of this philosophy sure can improve the unity cohesiveness and fun for a family and/or a relationship with a significant other.     I grew up in a family in which we often played games.    Almost no day went by where we didn't play something--Sorry, Life, Monopoly, Candy Land, checkers, chinese checkers, backgammon, chess, ping-pong, shuffle board....and the list continues.    What fun times!  And, what great memories.   Games provided a way to relate, de-stress (except when I was losing!), and just have crazy fun times.

My wife Karen's great Aunt Jean turns 105 today!   Happy Birthday Aunt Jean!   What a milestone!   And, what a life!       Jean made a career out of teaching school in the North Carolina mountains in the small southern town of Andrews.    Former students relate that she was tough and she was fair.   They also relate that you never....ever....wore a cap into her class.   That spelled big trouble!      So, a few years back some of us guys in the family purchased some ball caps with big letters on the front which read,  "AUNT JEAN'S HAT," which we all wore into her house that day.    After getting a playful chewing out...she laughed and thought it was hilarious.