I brokeded it… :(

remember when you were a kid and would over pronounce the word broke to “brokeded.”  Well for what ever reason it always made it seem a little better.  When my little brother would tell me he “brokeded it” I was always more forgiving, poor guy didn’t know what he was doing.  Well I hope it still works because now I have to tell Brad that I “brokeded it”.  It being the computer that we just got fixed.  Today as I was walking it over to plug it back in, it brokeded, on the ground.  While the actual computer is still completely functional, the screen is busted.  Its got these lines across it that look like broken glass.  I guess its a good thing that I bought the connection wire to plug it into the TV, because it shows up on the TV screen just fine.  Sorry Brad.  I didn’t mean too.

Level 3

I have successfully completed all of the skills to once again become a level 3 gymnast.  This is the level right before you really start to compete.  So junior/mini olympics here I come.  To some this might not seem like a big deal… but after 1o years of not being in gymnastics… Victory is mine.  Here are the skills I still have…

Floor:

Round-Off back handspring                    Check

Beam:

Cartwheel                                                       Check

Handstand                                                      Check

Dismount                                                        Check

Bars:

chin-up pull over                                        Check

Cast, Back Hip circle                                  Check

Vault:

Hand stand to flat back on mat             Check

Miscellaneous Skills:

The ability to sport a leotard                 Not even close

I am a Gymnastics Coach!!!!

I am so stinking excited about my new job.  After a while of not finding anything, the perfect opportunity finally came to!  Thanks God, I am not sure of your timing all the time but this was a slam dunk!  (As it always in when you rely on Him)

Growing up as a gymnast I dreamed of being in the Olympics one day.  I would practice all over the house, in the backyard, my bed wherever I could, I just loved gymnastics.   I competed for several years and can still remember some of my best routines and performances that I gave.  There was this one time on beam where I had completely destroyed my routine… i just couldn’t keep my balance.  During my dismount which was a kartwheel to hand stand , and twist over the beam thing,  I bent my arms to where my head was touching the beam, but since I only weighed like 50 pounds and was stronger than I will ever be, I pushed myself all the way back up to a perfect handstand and finished the dismount.  It was then that my coach (Van was his name) told me that I was superwoman!  I also remember getting first place on vault and floor.

Well as I got older and wiser I realized that flipping all over the place was a little scary and that I could really hurt myself… stupid fear, it always gets in the way of things… anyways in the 7th grade I decided to give up on gymnastics and move on to cheerleading.  Now cheerleading does have a lot of flipping but it was all on the ground… not on a beam.  So until I was senior in high school I cheered my heart out it was my favorite thing to do.  I even tried out in college (twice, but only cuz my roommates made me.)  And again the whole fear or flipping thing got in the way, so I didn’t make it… I have missed everything about gymnastics and cheerleading ever since.  And now I get to relive my dream through the lives of little fearless girls!  I have even brought back some of my own skills.  I am still working on the whole flexibility thing, but tonight I did some tumbling and it was so much fun!  As Brad would say… now I get to work and work out all at the same time! Its wonderful!!!!   I love my job!

Sorry about the delay in blogging, but my computer was down for the count and I just got it back tonight!!!!