What's Your Game?

Is there a game at which you excel? My son is amazing at chess, water polo, karate and baseball. When I was a girl I was terrible at most sports. Some days in school I was the last one chosen for a team. Other days I was the giveaway girl. "You got Staci!" This could be followed with groans or an occasional, "Oh, man!" from the other children. I took pride at being the dodgeball champ and was pretty good at baton twirling, dance and some gymnastics. Oh, I was a really fast runner too! When you're a short, scrawny emotional mess, it is imperative to know how to run fast.

My real favorite gym related activity was hula hooping. I still get a child in class almost every year that threatens to take my title. I had one such child two years ago that I'll call, "Little Miss Lively". I mentioned that I had hula hoops in the trunk of my car for recess.

"I can hula hoop better than you." She stated this to me very matter-of-factly while swinging her long jet black hair. "At lunchtime, I'm gonna show you!" She was always a spirited one. I loved her confidence and sense of style. She made me laugh on a daily basis. "Oh, are you challenging me?," I asked. "Bring it!"
"It's on, sister!" was the bubbly one's reply.

I planned to take it easy on her because she was a kid. I didn't have to. Her eyes grew wide as I spun the hoop from my neck, down to my waist, around my knees and finally skipped it around my ankle. I taught the kids to swing the hoop around on their arms and how to use it like a jump rope. Forty-two and still the champion...

Finished a LO! Pics taken April 28, 2012. Paper is by K & Co, Cosmo Cricket and Colorbok. I added Glossy accents to the journaling strips. TFL and have a great day!