Wednesday, February 17, 2010

The Olympics are Here!!! (Look at my Olympic Hopefuls...)

Have you been watching the Olympics?  I have.  As most of you know, I have a great love of TV.  I just love the Olympics.  As a young girl, I often thought about training to go to the Olympics.  Which sport you might ask? Well I never narrowed it down.  I did have the Dorothy Hamil haircut so maybe I could have been a figure skater but I was pretty plump and I lived in Amarillo, Texas so not a whole lot of skating was going on.  Then I thought about swimming but I was on the swim team for the Amarillo Town Club and once again the plump thing and the green speedo racing suit didn't really suit me.  (Especially since, I tired very easily... it was hard building stamina while watching TV...)  Then I thought about gymnastics... but once I found out that the girls were like 4 feet tall and weighed 85 pounds.... and I was 5'6'' in the 6th grade  that kind of ruined things for me there.... but whenever I watched the games, deep down inside I knew that one day, one day I could be there standing on the podium singing the National Anthem, tears streaming down my face as I waved to the crowd, mouthing the words, Thank you.... Thank you.... but alas I didn't make it.  So now I've shifted my dreams vicariously to my children - don't you think Sager would make a good curler?   I don't know.... I better get busy with him.... where's the ice rink in Childress?

9 comments:

Marsha Meacham said...

You're killing me. I nearly choked to death trying to read your post to Gary. Your post provides comic relief.

West Texas Momma said...

I hope my boy turns out as good as your three..... You make my side hurt laughing!!!

Maria said...

thank you...thank you very much...

The Vannoy Family said...

You're a nutt! My bet is on Scouty! He's such an athlete - can't wait to have the other two in class.. WAIT - maybe I'll be retired by then... NO! My family has got to eat... I'll be here! Can't wait!

Stephanie Harbin said...

I can't fathom you as ever being plump, nope, not you, not at all. Maybe we should have a cardmaking olympics...hmmmm, gives me ideas....

Maria said...

Melissa - you know that's Scout ultimate goal is the Olympics - he may actually get there unlike myself!



Stephanie - you and I could be the card making champions - but if I'm Nancy Kerrigan - does that make you Tonya Harding? Ha-ha - maybe it's the other way around - let me see if I have a club!!!

Deb ;) said...

You never cease to crack me up! I wish I was half as creative as you! Thanks for the smiles.

Ginger Wilson said...

Your story brought tears to my eyes. I had every intention of being the next Mary Lou Retton. The whole being able to tumble kind of got in my way. Who would have known you had to do more than a cartwheel to make the Olympic team? Seriously. I just say you and I come up with our own Olympic event. We would dominate.

Maria said...

Ginger - we would totally dominate!!!