Grandma Red (aka Mom), my siblings, Brent and I went to Wales, Scotland and England back in 2016. Wales and England are where our family’s existence was first recorded, and we had said for years that we were going to visit. So, we did! 

It was quite the adventure…coalmines, Liverpool and the Beatles, the Welsh countryside, Crosshands Inn, rarebit, Dylan Thomas, J.K. Rowling, Hadrian’s Wall.  The highlights just kept getting better and better.  

In-between highlights and whenever we had time in the evenings, Ed and I took on Gia and Terri in Rook.  Mom refereed and Rox consulted.  Rook runs in our veins much the same way Wales does.  It’s part of who we are, and we are competitive.  Evidently, Ed and I play much better in the Good Ol’ USA because we had a hard time getting a win in the Old Country.  Our lack of winning absolutely made Gia and Ter’s trip.  

The trip lasted a couple of weeks.  We played a lot of Rook and explored a lot of sites.  When we got home, I put together a Chat Book summarizing the trip with text and pictures. Everyone got a copy.  As we flipped through the pages reminiscing about the trip of a lifetime, Gia and Ter noticed there was no mention of Rook.  Actually, I hadn’t even thought about including it.  This trip was about Wales, England and Scotland for heaven’s sake, not a card game.  Well, I still haven’t heard the end of it.  Whenever the conversation goes to that trip my integrity as an historian is questioned.  All I can do is quote Winston Churchill, “History is written by the Victors.”  If you want your version of the event, you better be writing it. 

Life is Good when your grandkids get out the Chat Books and there isn’t a word about lost games!  So, get that computer warmed up and write what has “really” happened in your Good Life!  Your kids will thank you.