Tap, tap, tap. Hello? This thing on?
Oh hi! It's me. I've had people clamoring for more blog posts, so I'm back with a command performance. Well, there has been no clamoring that has been actually communicated out loud to me -- but I'm confident there has been a lot of silent clamoring going on out there. And I'm sure you all will agree that's the most compelling clamoring of all. Silently clamor if you agree.
OK, good.
So, let's see. I did want to share some photos that I took over the holidays because they relate back to previous posts about my woeful lack of sporting abilities. And, after these past holidays, I came to an epiphany: I am not to blame for this sports shortcoming. After all, I did take a shot at becoming a Little League star, even if I couldn't hit, catch or even spit properly.
So, who's fault was it? My family's, of course. Oh wait, NOW I can hear the clamoring. But, I think after you see the evidence, there will be little room for doubt. You see, over the holidays, my mom and stepdad (aka Grandma Linda and Grandpa JJ) came to visit, along with my sister, Dianne, and her son, Austin. To burn off some of the mountain of food we consumed, I suggested a walk to the park. We brought along a frisbee, soccer ball and soccer goal, thinking that we could play frisbee or soccer, like normal American families do.
At the park, I was keeping an eye on the kids on the playground and riding their bikes, when "the Fam" moved over to the field, presumably to play a nice conventional, All-American game of soccer or, maybe, Ultimate Frisbee. So, imagine my surprise when I went over to join in and discovered that the game was not really a Frisbee catch, or Ultimate Frisbee, or soccer, but was a weird sports mutation called:
Keep Away Frisbee Catch. Here's Grandma ruthlessly keeping the frisbee out of the little hands of her grandson. She looks like she's enjoying it too.
The vicious game pitted sister against brother:
Hold on, did I say Keep Away Frisbee Catch? What I meant to say was Keep Away/Monkey in the Middle Frisbee Catch:
Here's Grandma taunting another grandchild. Those grannies are surprisingly competitive.
Oh, wait. I forgot. It was really Keep Away/Monkey in the Middle/TACKLE Frisbee Catch.
Has a little girl ever taken such glee in trouncing her Grandpa? I think not.
Oh, and did I mention that you had to kick the soccer ball at the same time? Making it Keep Away/Monkey in the Middle/TACKLE/Soccer Ball Kicking Frisbee Catch.
I mean, seriously, readers, this is what passes for a sport in our family. So, is it any wonder that: (a) I grew up with no conventional sports skills whatsoever, and (b) the people at parks give us a very wide berth when we step onto the field?
On the other hand, if they ever add Keep Away/Monkey in the Middle/TACKLE/Soccer Ball Kicking Frisbee Catch to the Olympics, we are going to clean up. And, more importantly, Keep Away/Monkey in the Middle/TACKLE/Soccer Ball Kicking Frisbee Catch turns out to be a really fun game, so the heck with conventional sports anyway. Maybe my family knew what they were doing all along . . . .
Dawn you back!! Woot!! I missed your blog posts, welcome back! :D
Posted by: Eve Recinella | February 03, 2009 at 04:37 AM
Love those photos, looks like you had ALOT of fun! :) Thanks for sharing!
Hugs,
Sandra
Posted by: Sandra | February 03, 2009 at 06:06 AM
Dawn, you should blog more. It can't be that busy being a lawyer/photographer/mother/wife/digiscrapper ;)
You are so witty and I always enjoy your posts!
Posted by: Lena | February 03, 2009 at 06:19 AM
Yay!!!! It's so good to have you back! I've missed that great big smile your blog puts on my face each morning.
Posted by: Jaime | February 03, 2009 at 06:20 AM
Hilarious, and looks like fun was had by all!
Posted by: kresta | February 03, 2009 at 06:36 AM
Beautiful pictures! Looks like a lot of fun!
Posted by: KeeMacKayMom | February 03, 2009 at 06:39 AM
It's good to have you back. And I think that I may have clammored a bit way back in Nov. Thought you just took a long holiday or went into the witness protection program.
Sounds like the kids are having fun (grandparents too). Great pix.
Glad you were able to find my new blog. Don't wait so long to post again.
Posted by: Carjazi | February 03, 2009 at 06:39 AM
Beautiful pictures! Looks like a lot of fun!
Posted by: KeeMacKayMom | February 03, 2009 at 06:40 AM
Great photos and story of a fun family day!
Posted by: ckugrad | February 03, 2009 at 07:09 AM
LOL! Hey! That looks a lot like our family except for the grandparents! Our grannie & grandpa have had too many back surgeries/broken hips, etc...to live through that unfortunately. Looks like lots of fun had by all! Go get em Grannie!!
Posted by: Martha | February 03, 2009 at 07:49 AM
LOL...I love it...you all look like you're having sooo much fun!
Posted by: Tracy | February 03, 2009 at 08:03 AM
Cute photos!
Posted by: Melanie | February 03, 2009 at 08:22 AM
LOL .. to funny.. Im sure it will be an olympic game soon!
Posted by: jessie | February 03, 2009 at 08:39 AM
your post had me cracking up! I love your photography!
Posted by: Ashley Kennedy | February 03, 2009 at 09:32 AM
great photos!!! would love to see you scrap these with your blog post! perfect page!
Posted by: audneal | February 03, 2009 at 09:50 AM
Sounds like it was a great heart pumping game! LOL, great photos!
Posted by: Monique | February 03, 2009 at 11:48 AM
Love the way you write! I am so not a sports fan or player either. Can't believe I actually played hockey in High School. Obviously I wasn't thinking properly LOL.
Posted by: Jacinda | February 03, 2009 at 06:22 PM
Who are those people?
Didn't feel strange at the time, but now that you mention it!!!
Thank you for the Laughs!
Posted by: Dianne | February 06, 2009 at 10:05 AM