Perspective really makes all the difference, doesn’t it? Add a dash of good attitude to any situation and things simply look and feel brighter. MIx in a zest of adventure and you’re well on your way to a good day. Sadie and I got to experience that Tuesday afternoon.
She’s in the middle of a multi-day volleyball tourney, with her school competing against all the other upper elementary schools in the district. It’s been fun to watch the budding volleyballers go at it. Kim took Josie to Danville for a checkup on her ears, and I rode my scooter to cheer for Sadie.
Sadie’s team tied one and won one. Yay!
Josie got a great report on her ears. Yay!
The scooter refused to start when it was time to go home. Not yay!
It’s a little embarrassing to be scootering through town as it is, but to sit on a defunct scooter as all the other moms in their miniature vans pull out of the parking lot is a whole nother level. Sadie gave me that look and asked why the scooter wasn’t roaring to life. I didn’t even try to come up with an answer (It’s all ball bearings nowadays. Now you prepare that Fetzer valve with some 3-in-1 oil and some gauze pads.) I pulled the key out of the ignition, put away the helmet, and we started walking. I apologized to Sadie for us having to walk home.
That’s when it hit me. My attitude could swing this either way. She’s looking to me to lead. We got the opportunity to spend about an hour together on a beautiful 70 degree afternoon, walking and talking together. If my attitude was crappy, our entire walk home would be crappy. But maybe, just maybe, if I could pull it together, this could be a little adventure.
A forced walk home from a stalled out scooter or an afternoon of suburban hiking with my Sadie…
I’ll take a good attitude and a hike with my lovely daughter for the win, Alex.
Here are some pics, with a couple of bonus ones. That’s a cake that Sadie made from scratch the other night. What could you make from scratch when you were 10? Yeah, me neither. And that’s the obligatory fat baby photo from today.
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Norma and Bill Albaugh · March 21, 2012 at 2:38 pm
We try to read your blog frequently. We enjoy it so much and hope that your rememberences of us bring a smile to your face.