I bought K the first in the series 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' by Jeff Kinney and what do you know, he's reading it! My kids don't usually really read unless they have to.
He went to a Valentine's Dance at school and it sounds like it was fun. I asked him if he danced and he said 'yes'. I said 'can you show me how you danced?' He holds both arms out and then says 'then you just sway like this, it's easy'. I go 'that looks like slow-dancing..you were SLOW DANCING?' He goes 'yes, it's no big deal' I go 'You asked a girl to dance?' He said he asked about 4 girls and they all said 'yes'. Upon my prompting, he said some of his friends were also dancing. He said one crazy boy ran around asking and got refused. Some just watched too. I said 'I don't think L has even slow danced with a boy yet'. He says 'you mean she's never?' and this thoughtful look comes on his face. Well, if only he could be as academic as he is 'the party person'. He turns 14 in April.
At the gym this morning, I walked in and it was reasonably quiet except for this lady chatting away in a loud voice (she's always like that). At the elliptical machine, this other older lady says to me 'don't you think she's loud?' I acknowledged her feeling. Then she says 'I've already asked her to tone it down'. I was surprised. Then she leans over and makes a rude remark to the loud lady who then lowered her voice. This same lady also complains about the loud music, which again, she does have a point, but being more tolerant, I thought the loud lady was just being herself, a sort of vivacious and lively type. The older lady has to accept that she's not in her own private gym, I think. Of course, I can't help thinking that the loud lady's husband must like a lot of chatting!
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4 comments:
very cute story about your son. do you remember your first slow dance? i do. the boy accused me of leading. smile!!
How cute is K. The family Casanova. Good on him for being sure of himself too. Love it. As for the lady at the gym...mmm... it is annoying but thats where Ipods come in handy. Forget about the chatter and listen to music. Have a great weekend!
Wow--I am impressed with your son! There is very little slow dancing at Roxi's dances, but I think it is because the dance hall is so small and everyone stands around in a circle VERY close to the dance floor. Not to mention the teacher chaperones ;-)
Have a lovely weekend, friend!
Julie, what I do remember was that I was terrified of even stepping onto a dance floor for the first time. The night before I finally did, I had resolved never to dance in public as I felt I could never face it. It went great after that, I loved dancing.
Lilly, the family Casanova, lol. Good point, that's what the ipods are for.
Japra, K surprises me too. Hurray for teacher chaperones!
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