If you want something done, ask a busy person to do it." ~Lucille Ball







Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Just a Frog

I has occurred to me that children may have much more insight into life than most of us realize or acknowledge.  If you have any experience with children, you know that they only speak the truth and that there is really nothing that they will not say.  For example, I happen to be a natural blonde.  One of the questions that I get asked on a fairly regular basis is; Why are your eyebrows that color?    ------------------  I have naturally blonde eyebrows.  I guess it's rare to see.  I was once even told that I had scary eyebrows!!  Shocking I know, but we must always remember how observant children can be.

One day I came into teach a class and in a rush to get ready I had neglected to put mascara on.  Now with blonde eyebrows, can you take a wild guess at what color my eyelashes are??  I do look different without mascara, needless to say.  One of my very sweet young dancers very politely pointed out that I was NOT wearing Mascara!! How did she know??  Ugh, I went straight to Target and picked up some makeup.

But aside from all of the comments I get about my makeup, outfits, hair and eyebrows, I also get some very good reality checks.  One of the most insightful comments came just a couple of weeks ago.  I was teaching my dancers some sort of frog move, (probably frog jumps) and one of the girls made a comment about kissing frogs and this is what she said.  "When you kiss a frog, sometimes he's still just a frog."

Uhhhhh............ Wow, she's TOTALLY Right!!! What a smart little girl.  I think all of us girls can learn from this.  I hope that when she grows up that she doesn't have to kiss too many frogs before finding her prince.  But if she does, at least she already knows that he may just stay a frog....

Saturday, August 21, 2010

Worlds Worst Bowler.... No really

So, it's Thursday night, there's not much goin' on and my boyfriend and I decide that it might be fun to go bowling!! There's a local bowling alley that has very inexpensive games after 9 pm, and a great deal on shoes as well.  Since were poor as most couples my age are, this will be the perfect way to have to fun without breaking the bank.  So to the bowing alley we go, along with his roommate and another friend.

Now, I bowl probably once a year, if that.  So, you would expect that I would be a bit rusty right?  Well, lets just say that I was becoming extremely good at knocking only 1 pin down at a time.   What?? Consistency is the key to results right?  If the object of the game was to only hit one pin at a time without touching any other pins, I'm sure I would be champion of the world (That was for you chum).  So my first game I ended with a final score of.... wait for it..... 57!!!!! Oh ya babe, I was on FIRE!!

The second game I improved by a whopping 30 points, but still came in last, as I expected.  I really don't care if I'm good or not as long as I'm having fun.  So we went home and I felt pretty good about my performance.

The next morning, I awoke to the most excruciating pain in my neck it was unreal!!  (I have been having some neck and shoulder issues for a little while.)  But HOLY CRAP, this was bad!! Could it be, that I actually re-injured my neck while BOWLING??? Are you kidding me?? This sucks!!  Not only was I beyond bad, but I also got hurt!  The crappy thing about this, besides the constant pain, is that, as you might remember, I teach DANCE for a Living!!  I don't know if you have even tried, but it can be extremely difficult to get your groove on when you can't look to the right (it's also tricky to drive, in case you were wondering).  Now on most Friday's this would not pose to much of a problem, since i usually just work in the office.  However, this Friday I happened to have auditions for my competition team! Ughh... I have to dance.  I'm pretty sure I resembled some sort of awkward bird while I was demonstrating my routine to my girls. I ended up having one of the other teachers do a routine for me, since I could barely move my head and shoulder.  What a nightmare....

So my pain continued throughout the day and night.  A few motrin go a long way though and I'm hoping that a weekend of stillness will help my injury to heal.  I might also reconsider the bowling league I was going to join... JK!

Monday, August 16, 2010

Too Funny Not to Share!

So, here I am!  My name in Melissa and for the past 7 years I have had the great pleasure of being a preschool dance teacher.  Now this is not the only age that I teach, but the majority of my time teaching is spent with children under 5 years old.  (Which does have some influence on my title, aside from the fact that I myself am only 5 feet tall, and therefore am a tiny dancer as well!)  I recently bought out my business partner and became the sole owner of my business, a mobile dance company for children.  So although I am a teacher, I am also the boss, amongst other things.  Let's just say my life is VERY busy, with all sorts of fun adventures which I plan to share with all of you through this very new and exciting Blog 'O Mine!  Anyhow, it occurred to me recently that I have some really funny stories to share, and what better way to do so.   For example...


About 2 weeks ago, I was subbing a class for one of my teachers.  Now these children are not my usual students, as I was subbing, however they had had me as a teacher once or twice during the year.  They recognized me but of course, as all children do, had some questions.  One child in particular was very straight forward about her curiosity... The most basic question came first, "Do you have a daughter?", to which I responded "No." ( I do not have any kids, but as many children assume, I am just like their mom and I have children too!) The next questions was a bit more specific, "Do you have a son?" to which I replied, "No, I do not have any kids", very calmly, (I get this question a lot.)  So this very inquisitive child thought about my response for a slight moment before responding, "So, your not married??"  Now please put yourself into my place for the moment.   I am dancing with them as this conversation is taking place at a very Christian preschool.  So the natural order of things for a child who attends Christian preschool, is that you grow up, get married, and then you have kids!  I responded to her very calmly again, "No, I'm not married."  So naturally her next question would be this..."How come no one wants to marry you yet?!"


BLAAAAHAAAHAAAAA!!!!!


I literally laughed out loud at this and then very honestly responded, "That's a very good question, and I don't really know!"  


Now later during the same class, the same child explained her recent experience at our local county fair.  I had no idea what I was setting myself up for when I asked my girls if they had seen the piggy's! (We were about to do a Piggy Dance, and a little creative imagery goes a long way, however I had NO Clue the imagery I was about to get.)  My little darling dancer told me about how she went to the fair and saw the pigs.... and this is what she continued to say, "Then, the Momma pig farted, and a Baby pig came out of her Butt!"  silent pause Then BLAAAAAAHAAAHAAAA!!!!!


Even though it was probably not appropriate for me to laugh at her very detailed story I just could not help it.  This was by far one of the funniest classes that I have taught in a long time.  I decided very shortly after this class that it was just too funny not to share.  I think I can safely assume that everyone can get a good laugh from my very witty and curious Tiny Dancer!