A future in gymnastics

My daughter’s recent switch to a new gym was fraught with uncertainties for both of us. She was reluctant to leave her friends and a coach she’d known for 9 years. I was also struggling with questions of whether or not the move was for the right reasons or if I was just following the [...]

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Olympic gymnastics

My daughter and I have been watching the Olympic gymnastics competition for the last week and a half and we’ve been both thrilled and frustrated with the results. It was the first time we really sat down together and watched Olympic gymnastics, even though my daughter has been a competitive gymnast for ten of her fifteen-and-a-half [...]

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Time for a change

It’s time for a change in gymnastics programs for my teenage daughter, a level 9 gymnast who has been in the sport for ten years. Although she is somewhat reluctant to leave the coach she has been with for nine of those years, my husband and I feel this is the right thing to do [...]

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Teen girl drama

My daughter’s gymnastics team has been torn apart by teenage girl drama this season. A new girl who joined the team last fall has put all of her energy not into gymnastics, but into making everyone on the team fight. She’s pulled stunts like putting coats into the toilet and has stolen money from her [...]

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The Ice Man Commeth

We’re facing yet another ice storm. It’s supposed to ice all day on Thursday. Normally I wouldn’t mind the ice, as I find it quite beautiful. But this time it poses a huge dilemma for my daughter and me, who  are traveling to Indianapolis early Friday morning for a gymnastics meet.
Now we are contemplating leaving Thursday [...]

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Where did my weekend go?

We spent Saturday driving to Indianapolis for another gymnastics meet. This one was in Greenwood, IN, just south of Indy. It was in some huge building with basketball courts and athletic equipment. I think it was owned by the church next door. Must be some church…
The drive up was blessed with beautiful spring-like weather. Blue skies, [...]

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Teen angst

Having a hormonal teenage girl in the house brings back painful memories of my own teenage years. My daughter is dealing with a friendship triangle at gymnastics, where a new girl is trying to come between my daughter and her best friend. The new girl is in 7th grade, my daughter is in 9th grade and [...]

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Saturday sports; Sunday recovery

Saturday is sports day in our household. Yesterday began with Laura cheering for a basketball game, then Danny coached his younger Plaza basketball team and after that, Eric’s Plaza team. By then Laura and I were on our way to her gymnastics meet in Indianapolis. Just thinking about it makes me tired!
In order to get through [...]

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A hectic night

My long days at work are usually rewarded with hectic nights. Last night was one of them.
Since I worked until 5:40 pm, it was useless to go home (on the east side) and try to scrounge dinner, then race across town to the west side to pick up Laura from gymnastics practice by 6:45. The thought of [...]

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