Nintendo Wii

Sunday was launch day for yet another video game system! Nintendo’s newest system called “Wii” which is much cheaper than the Play Station 3 that we waited in line for. The Wii is a much different kind of video game system than any before it because, instead of a usual controller, this controller looks more like a TV remote and it’s motion sensitive it’s also much less complicated with less buttons than other controllers. In-other-words, all the people out there like me, who can’t help but move their hands around while using a video came controller, now can actually move their car or player or whatever on the screen when they move the controller.

Jon had a Wii system reserved, so Sunday he went to pick it up, and yesterday he had a “Wii Party”. A few of his friends from school came over earlier in the day after school and then last night a bunch of the guys from church came over. It was dangerous walking through the house! They were playing games like bowling, tennis, baseball, etc. Since the controller is motion sensitive when you’re batting in baseball you actually swing your arm with the controller in it. When you’re bowling you go through the motions, just like if you were bowling, accept you don’t actually throw the controller! You probably get the point.

They had David’s TV and Wii set up on the kitchen table and Jon’s in the living room. To walk through the kitchen you had to watch out that you didn’t get smacked by someone swinging their bat or racket or rolling a bowling ball!! haha

I took a few pictures but it’s hard to see the motion:

Dave & Steve playing boxing:

Bowling:

Tennis:

As far as other things going on in our life. We’ve discovered a horrible smell coming from, we think, the freezer although we can’t figure out what it could possibly be!

Our plumbing is fixed as of today!!! Yesterday and today they were working on it and today they realized that it could have been fixed last Monday but somehow there was a mis-communication and they didn't realize that it was the sinks and tub that weren't draining. They thought it was the toilet, which was actually working fine! I can’t wait to be able to take showers at my house, do wash, wash dishes and run the dishwasher again! I’m very thankful that Jon’s parents live right next door and they've allowed us to use their house whenever we needed , but obviously that's more of a hassle :)

Alright, Jon's waiting to use the computer, I've got to run!