As Thanksgiving approaches there are
two kinds of people:
1. those preparing food and
getting excited to spend the holiday relaxing with family, and
2. mother's of Irish dancers
(after spending more time than I care to admit trying to upload a video of Curly dancing, I give up. It looks like it should work but it doesn't not play when I try to play it. Maybe once the post is up it will work? If you would like to see it, you can go to my you tube channel: Ernie Shenanigan. Clip is called 'Curly dancing'). That sound you here is me thumping my head against the wall.
Curly CANNOT get sick right
now. No sirree. I live in fear of this scenario: Curly gets
sick right before she dances and is unable to perform well at the competition
and ALL THAT HARD WORK ends in disappointment. At all major dance
competitions, a few dancers will puke on stage - either nerves or
illness. All the moms cringe and wonder, 'Did she get any on the
dress?' Remember
last year when Mini got sick? She wasn't dancing, but was
planning to come to cheer on Curly.
In Vancouver, (remember - we went
there? You will recall the excessive posts about that trip, unless you
are new here or were in a coma. Too many to share links: but if you
go back to late July or August you will undoubtedly bump into a couple dozen)
Curly missed qualifying for World Championships by one place.
Again. No worries, she can qualify on Dec. 1st. She has qualified
every year at the Midwest Championships or Oireachtas (if you want to trip over
the official title and try to pronounce it - go ahead with your wanna-be-Irish
bad-self). Still, stress.
We are in basketball season.
Suffice it to say: busy. I am extra busy because I plan/hope to
make food for the boys (none of which are attending Louisville) staying at
home, meals for the college kids to drag back to school with them, and vitals
for the Louisville contingent. Note: we are staying at the same
hotel that does't have microwaves in the rooms and caused me GREAT
STRESS last year.
Saturday: Mini played half of
the varsity game and then played half of the sophomore game a few hours
later. Tank was supposed to babysit for Geraldine (whose kids I used to
sit for: think chia seeds and no naps and the suggestion that I lock kids
in the car in the preschool parking lot to walk her kid into school. We
parted ways - just not on the same page, but remain friendly). Curly was
going to go to her house to help Tank. Ger was taking two boys to the movies -
only leaving a newborn at home. Really: Tank was just there as an
older kid and Curly was handling all things baby.
Tank started a new job on Wednesday,
and texted me Friday to say he was desperately needed for that job on Saturday
morning so he now COULD NOT babysit. I asked Geraldine if she could drop
babykins with me and Curly. Would she be OK with babykins attending
Mini's game with me? Yes.
Tank dodged a bullet there because
as per usual I was ready to strangle him.
As punishment for shirking the
sitting commitment and being sort of 'who cares' about it, he had to wash the
kitchen floor. Between Mini's two games I baked cookies while Coach drove
off to watch Reg play travel ball 25 minutes from home. I saw Tank return
from his job. After Mini's second game where she made the winning shot in
OT, I got busy and kept asking everyone if they had seen Tank.
Nope.
As often is the case, there is
more. Any guesses on how this ends?
12 comments:
The video worked for me but you can't make it full screen.
That was fun to watch although I am sure it is less fun for you.
Happy Thanksgiving...passing the antibac in your honor. :)
Oh so glad the video worked. That was crazy labor intensive - only because I kept redoing it as I was uncertain if it was functioning. I find the watching of the dancing fun (stressful on THE day) - it is the constant driving loop and the empty pocket feeling I am left with that bites me in the ass.
We need all the 'no germ' wishes available. Thanks and have a Happy Thanksgiving!
The video worked! She looks great. I love watching Irish dancing, those girls are so strong and lovely! My bff has three daughters in Irish dancing and honestly, I do not know how she survives. It's so crazy busy! The older two are particularly competitive and have been to world's - the oldest is going again, in Dublin, in March (I think?) so it's just all dancing all the time. NO ONE CAN GET SICK! Happy Thanksgiving to you!
Video worked for me too! She's so good!
Happy Thanksgiving and good luck at the championship!
One of my best friends also has an Irish dancing daughter (my daughter did it for a year or so) so I CAN, in fact, pronounce Oireachtas, although it makes me giggle every time because it kind of sounds like erection and I am immature. I can't believe you keep all your kids alive and fed and manage dancing and sports and blog, like, an insane amount. Mad props.
You said it: just all dancing all the time.
For years I had 5 dancers. Lad was my only kid who did not dance. It was nuts. No one competed at the level Curly competes at. She loves it and I am ready to retire from it! So far we have kept the germs at bay.
Thank you, Gigi! I will be so happy when it is over. Happy Thanksgiving to you too.
If you saw the state of our house, you might not be giving me as many props. Yes, it is insane. Coach's nutty work schedule does not help. He is a physical therapist- so he works till 9 pm a few nights a week. Not gonna lie- I hate flying solo so much of the time.
Nice article and nice script
Nice
I can't imagine how it ends!!
The busyness of your family makes my head spin!
The video was excellent....the Irish dancing is mesmerizing.
At times it makes my head spin too. And yes- irish dancing is unbelievable athletic. So much more so when I was a kid and I butchered it. Big time.
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