Impossible Odds With Roll Up To Win, Preparing to Tap Maple Trees, and Playing Guess Who?

Good morning folks! I hope your days have been good and your spirits high. Currently, I am fighting off the stomach bug, which travels around the house – o fun! After three days of fun for my stomach, I now feel up to writing a blog. It’s been over a month since I last posted, so hopefully that trend ceases and a more productive writing schedule starts. 

I am excited to share with you a few things happening around the Clan, with a special transcript of a game of Guess Who? that I played with my youngest this past week. 

Get ready, relax, and enjoy another blog post from The Eason Clan!

Impossible Odds

“Sorry, your not a lucky cup.” 

Darn. 

“Sorry, your not a lucky cup.”

Oh come on!”

“Sorry, your not a lucky cup.”

X10

“HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE!?”

Here are my Roll Up To Win numbers ( Folks, I just have to say, I miss the ROLL UP THE RIM title…It just sounded cooler).

24 Roll Ups = 2 Coffee Prizes, 3  60 Point Rewards

I don’t know about you, but that’s the worst reward odds given out ever – especially the 60 points reward. Think about it – it takes 400 points to redeem for one free coffee – so that means the 60 point reward is worth about .60 cents, approximately.  That is one of the cheapest rewards given, considering it costs $2.07 to buy a medium coffee – just saying. I feel like the odds were better with Roll Up The Rim, where you would get a coffee or donut under your tab within 5 or 6 rolls, instead of relying on a digital currency that costs Tim Hortons nothing. 

*With that said, maybe you won some great prizes and my rant is for nothing! If you did win anything good, post it in the comments below; there is a strong possibility the odds were not in my favour. *

Preparing to Tap Maple Trees

When I was a child, I would play in the maple trees lining our property with Bongo, my TY Beanie and my turtle, Speedy, who was my other Beanie. In the summer, I would play for hours on the front lawn with my army men, surrounded by a wall of maple trees that were in full leaf. They acted like a natural fence, completely shrouding our oversized front lawn and house. The trees were so full of leaves, that even the Google Camera van that takes photos for Google Streets could not even see our house from the Street View. The branches stick out everywhere! I started pruning them a few years ago, because I have walked into that many branches while trying to mow the grass.

In 2015, it pained me when we had to cut down four of our full grown maple trees, in order to build my house. But, I knew it was for a good cause – so down came four of our twenty-four maples ( I just had to look out my window to count them. Technically we have more than that number, as most of the trees have 2-3 trees planted together).

This time, however, I have started a new chapter for our maple trees. I have decided to tap the trees for maple syrup. This will be interesting, as most of our trees are Red Maples and Mountain Maples, not the Sugar Maples that are commonly used for Maple Syrup. I am expecting the taste to be distinctly different. The trees I am using have a diameter of 10” (which is the required minimum), and I ordered the spouts and tubes from Amazon. In the coming weeks, I will be taking lots of pictures and writing blog updates to keep you informed of the process. 

*If you have ever tapped maple trees before, please leave a comment for some tips for this newbie!*

Playing Guess Who?

“Do you have glasses?” That is my game winning question for Guess Who? (As long as you have glasses, of course haha) I still throw that one out there, against my younger opponents (my kiddos). It makes sense, because out of the 24 characters, only 5 have glasses! It’s a game changer, kind of question, that should always be asked in the beginning. ;P 

For those of you who have never played Guess Who? the rules are simple: each player takes a turn, guessing something about who the opponents character might be, ie. “Do you have brown hair?” If the other player’s character does have brown hair, they respond, “Yes.”, you then close up all the little yellow windows over all the characters who do not have brown hair. The game continues on, until a player asks the name of the person they suspect is the character chosen “Are you James?” Sure enough, James was the character… At the end of the game, it’s very possible your opponent may chuck their game board, as this game can be extremely frustrating, considering its so simple yet you lose all the time. *Past traumatic experiences*

When I played this week against my youngest, he turned the rules upside down. Here is an unaltered, original, never before seen copy of our Guess Who? game. There are no extras, fillers, or anything else to make this better – as this alone is perfect. 

LET THE GAME BEGIN!

Daddy – Blue Board  

Isaac – Red Board

We played the Animal Sheets version – where you have to guess the animal. I wrote down all of Isaac’s questions, I did not record mine for this game. So while reading this, keep that in mind. 

Isaac: “Are you a dog?”

Me: “No”

My turn

Isaac: “Are you the white, brown dog?:

Me: “ I’m not a dog.”

My turn

Isaac: “Hello, Ms. Brown dog.”

Me: “Isaac, I’m not a dog.”

My turn

Isaac shouts: “I’m PINKY THE MOUSE!” 

Game over. 

Next game.

I recorded my questions for this game. 

Me: “Are you green?”

Isaac: “Ummmmmmm…..”

Me: “Isaac, are you green?”

Isaac quietly answers: “Yes…”

Isaac: “Are you yellow?”

Me: “No.”

Isaac asks again: “Are you black?”

Me: “Isaac, it’s my turn.”

Isaac: “Oh, sorry.”

Me: “Do you have a big, pink tongue?”

Isaac: “You tot I was misses da frog!?”

Game ends. 

Last Game.

 I did not record my questions for this game. 

Isaac: “Are you a skunk?”

Me: “Wha…no.”

Isaac: “Are you yellow?”

Me: “Yes.”

Isaac shouts:” Wehoo! I’m yellow too, dad!”

*Facepalm*

Isaac: “Oh, Hi Ducky!”

Me: “Isaac, I’m not a duck. 

Isaac; “Oh, hi mouse!”

Game ends.

Whether it’s losing at Roll Up or laughing at Isaac’s ridiculous questions while playing Guess Who?, it’s never a dull moment here at the Eason Clan. Have a great week, and remember – always ask if your opponent has glasses!

Christian