Yep, she came in second for that routine Sunday in Dallas, with a 9.2. (The winner scored 9.3.)
Not bad for her first meet as a Level 7. Not bad at all.
She vows, “Next time I won’t have those 2 little wobbles, and will perfectly stick my dismount. I AM GOING TO GET A GOLD MEDAL ON BEAM THIS SEASON!!! And bring my floor, bars and vault up to at least 9.0s too.”
You go, Kelly-Girl, you GO!!! I KNOW you CAN do it.
And so our competitive gymnastics meet season starts…..
whoohoooooooo.
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One time I
Google Earthed you
all the way down
to a single pixel
of a butterfly’s foot
on an oak leaf
in the northeast
corner of your
old back yard.
and in that
little square
i saw you
flipping
burgers on
your grill.
you were
drinking up
the music
of summer
and wearing
the half-toga
you usually
reserve for very
special occasions
like the crowning
of Miss America,
carrot harvesting
and bottling your
dandelion wine.
But mostly I
don’t Google Earth
you or anybody
at all. I’m too
busy either out
slapping my palms
onto the big drum
of Planet Earth
or inside stitching
birdsong, cats and
a gymnast’s dreams
into stardust tea.
~~ end of poem
Happy Poetry Tuesday, even though dVerse is on break until 2014.
Happy EVERYTHING, actually!! 🙂
And Merry Christmas, in case I’m not posting again until after the 25th.
You all rock so much, you beautiful, wonderful awesome humans!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
All photos above from Saturday, Dec. 14th, 2013.
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The Pea | Posted by Jannie on 26 November 2013 @ 8:04 PM
“My parents are the best people in my life, and I owe my thanks to them.
They are the ones who motivate me, help me with school, and pay for my school lunches every day.
My mom, and my dad pay a lot of money every month, so I can do things I love. So I can have a home to come to every night. So I can have a bed to curl into. They ares the ones who cherish me. They comfort me. And love me. I would like to thank my parents. For lending me their heart.
I will always love you just as you do to me. Thank you.”
~~ by Kelly, as a recent blog writing assignment for English class.
And we are so so so so so so so thankful for her!!
Photo trio from her choir concert a few weeks ago. Choir is part of her daily school curriculum, yeah — AWESOME school!!! She apparently has a solo harmony part coming up in the Christmas performance! Whoohoo, can’t wait to hear it and post a video for you.
How’d life get THIS awesome???
[And I just took via timer and edited in the other photo tonight — Thanksgiving 2013.]
Happy day to you and yours.
Happy Thanksgiving, every day.
Love, Jannie-Bo-Bannie
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1. go pour some wine
2. go make some tea
3. go eat some candy
4. go eat some cake
5. go eat some pie
6. go pop open a beer
7. go scrub the bath tub
8. go rinse the bath tub
9. go enjoy your bath
10. go call your mother
if you’re lucky enough
to still have one
and if your mom
has passed on, write
exactly this in an
email, text or
on A Real Piece Of
Paper to one of
your
friends or
relatives…
“I am grateful
for the gift of
you today,”
and
see what
happens.
(that message
of gratitude also
works beautifully
with significant
others, especially
ones who only
grow cuter and
sweeter with
time.)
(my S.O. is even more
handsome now than
when I first met him
all those years ago.)
Love, Jannie
Happy day to all.
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P.S. That first bit was close to 55 words, eh?? 🙂 And it IS still Friday…
after he silently
perused my finest
wares for something
worthy of his wife for
their anniversary
— the 1960s
Bavarian “harvest
party” ensemble,
the 1950s
Sascha Brastoff
art pottery coffee
confection,
the
1940s
Hopper
diner
bowls,
and the antique
robin’s egg blue
butterfly-handled
tall rare demitasse
lined with gold,
all he could
say was…
“Nice jugs!”
And that was 55 words, right?? 🙂
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