I forget things. Things that my kids remember. One of them will say, "Remember when we saw that two-headed, pink giraffe?" And somehow, even though I want to remember, even though I strain to remember...I can't remember.
There are, however, things in my life that I know I will never forget. The scent of my babies, the calloused, rough feeling of Jon's hands, the look of pride on Jonah's face when he returned from Honduras. There are things permanently etched into my memory that others might not find so important.
Last night I added another permanent memory.
Jack had basketball practice and Jonah, Gable, Josh (Gable's friend), and I played knockout on the other side of the court. If you've ever played knockout, you know how fun it is. It's fast and painless. Whether you win or lose, it's really no big deal because one game seamlessly rolls into the next one. There's no blow to the ego if you lose and no big fooferah if you win.
But I won.
As I said, though, one game rolls into the next, so my wins were really no big deal. Until...
Until...(and this is the moment I will forever remember)
I was walking out to get a drink of water when I heard the boys say to their friend,
'Dude. We just got schooled by my MOM!'
Ah, yes. These are the boys that I used to 'let win' and now I can't beat them to save my life.
Oh yeah, this is now a pretty permanent memory.
Friday, December 12, 2008
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4 comments:
You're a cool mom!
Nice. Hey, you were in my dream last night. We were talking about shampoo.
How do you play knockout?
Knockout is a basketball game where all players stand in line, one behind the other, at the foul shot line. As soon as the first person shoots, the second person can shoot. If the shot is missed, you can then shoot from anywhere, not just the foul line. Whoever is first to score gets to go back in line. At this point, the next person (#3) starts to shoot. If the new person 'in' scores before the old person left in, the old person is out of the game. This continues on until there is only one person left.
In other words, even if you are not the first to score in your two-person match, you aren't necessarily out. Only if the new person in scores before you as well.
It's easier played than explained!
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