Those are the options I face while sorting through years of accumulation. Many things saved for our children's children look worn and out of date, even though there is a sentimental attachment that is hard to sever. I was preparing myself to discard Candyland but only got as far as the box, torn and stained with age, when Katie interceded.
For years, it was Katie's favorite game, and next-door neighbor Jimmy knew it.
Everytime Jimmy babysat, he and Katie would race through Candy Cane Forest and up Gum Drop Mountain toward the finish.
Katie thought is was Jimmy's favorite game too, and continued to act enthusiastic about playing long after she had outgrown it. Jimmy never doubted it was Katie's favorite game. So on it went, until somehow, they discovered neither really liked playing anymore. But how sweet that they were both willing to do so for the other's sake.
Jimmy is now an attorney in Chicago and his family moved away earlier this summer so for now, Candyland is a keeper
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