September 6, 2004
Live strange, Live strong
The end of summer seems to bring out strange behavior in our children.
Last year, for example, Rachel decided to learn how to waterski on the last day of summer vacation. She mastered it in only a few attempts . . . and loved it like we knew she would.
This summer also ended with some strange behavior --- just look at the next photo of Rachel with her cousins Samantha and Jeff. I'm curious to know how others would caption this photo, but this is what it "said" this morning at 7:30 am.
Rachel: "I'm in the zone. You can talk to me, but I can't hear you."
Sam: "Don't take my picture! I don't want to smile and YOU can't make me!"
Jeff: "Can I go back to bed?!?"
Below is an even stranger photo: It's Samantha skiing for the first time!!! (Pretty amazing given the strong attitude above.)
I'm the boat driver who successfully pulled her up on her first try and captured this photo at the same time. (Pat, pat, pat)
So what's so strange, besides me?
Look carefully at the rare photo below which depicts Sarah awake, alert and smiling prior to noon on a weekend!!!
Stranger yet, she bragged to her cousin Sam about how fun skiing was and then Sarah actually skied for the first time this summer! (I'm sure she was just trying to provide Sam with some positive coaxing . . . or could it have been the "pier" pressure?)
So not to be outdone, Rachel showed her cousins how to wakeboard . . . in style!
This is the girl that just broke her arm 2 weeks ago and was in the hospital with a possible ruptured appendix 3 days ago.
As the yellow Lance Armstrong bracelet proclaims: LIVE STRONG!!!
Comments
So uh…my little sister was in the hospital and I had to read about it on the family web page…what happened? Obviously it wasn’t an appendix thing…
Posted by: Tracy on September 8, 2004 8:11 PM EDTDearest Tracy,
Certainly, you know that you must be close to loss of life or limb before any medical attention, sympathy or empathy is rendered in this household. Simply going through a battery of blood tests, a CAT scan, a brief hospitalization, and multiple exams by multiple physicians does not meet crisis criteria … but thanks for your concern.
It was merely a pesky virus that raged within your littlest sister. (That’s what doctors blame everything on that we cannot otherwise explain, you know.)
In the future we would be glad to inform you any bumps, bruises or brain cramps. If you would like, we can also arrange for the Medical Alert company to call you the next time Gramma Mary falls at 4 am and can’t get back up….
We’re glad that you care … AND have a sense of humor!!!
=:0)
Posted by: Erin on September 8, 2004 10:56 PM EDTDearest Erin,
Uhm…facetious much? I really didn’t know what to make of that comment.
By they way - whatever happened to the rule: “Don’t get your cast wet” - Have they changed the technology on us while we weren’t looking? That is pretty cool. Oh yeah - I printed that picture, and it is now proudly
displayed on my mantle, or something that takes the place of a mantle.
Posted by: Eric S. Jungbauer on September 8, 2004 11:12 PM EDT
Didn’t Clay ski with you that day? Where’s his picture? “Fix me up one of those!”
Posted by: Annie Carol on September 10, 2004 8:49 PM EDT
Remarkable bunch, you are!
Posted by: Grampa David on September 8, 2004 8:27 AM EDT