Spot It

The little man had a great day at school.  The little woman played sick.  I knew when we woke up that someone would be staying home.  I had plans to go see "Bohemian Rhapsody" in the afternoon and I just knew it would be one of those messed up plans. 
Turned out all right because I started feeling like crap and so did she.  So we had a quiet afternoon.  And then the little man came home.  I had decided that he needed some supervision...he had made a lady in a car mad the day before because he wouldn't get out of her way....she called the cops.  So I'm watching them play and shooting hoops turned into chase the ball or something.  The ball went up under another neighbors truck and when he came down the little man and a girl both went for it.  Well he got it, but he did push her out of the way to get it.  Not in anger....just stupid kid stuff.  Well her grandma got mad and called the cops.  I got two afternoons where I got to listen to what the officers tell me.  Makes you feel like an abject failure at first and then you dial it back and go wait......today was just kids playing and someone got a little hurt.  And when the cop left and the two moms of the kids playing sat down on the sidewalk and talked with the little man....that went over a little better with all of us.  I don't know what to do about the grandma.  The cops used to come all the time for the stupid stuff her grandsons did.  I would think she might have learned that it is stupid to call the cops for stupid stuff, but I think she learned a different lesson.  And in the mean time......
After dinner the little woman was playing with the little man and I do not know what transpired, but she did the run away trick.  Almost had her convinced to come back in once.  But no.  Then I got a phone call from Renee who told me the little woman was there.  I left her there for another 15 minutes and then we walked over and got her.  They were in the middle of playing a game called "Spot It".  And it was simple and quick and cool.  When they were done they played another round with the little man and every one was calm.  Renee then calmly asked him not to piss people off in the middle of the road because the woman the day before was a parent of one of her students.  And he agreed.  Once home we ordered that game because it is one we can all play and not cheat at.