Dork

I dragged Shane to see Sydney White this weekend (thank you Sweetie!). It was a really really cute movie based loosely on Snow White. It's about a girl going off to college and learning to just be herself. Without revealing too much, it's a feel-good movie. :) and hubby says "a chick flick". There is one scene where several of the "non-dork" characters reveal their inner dork-itude. We were talking after and I told Shane he's not a dork. He said "I enter and win chess tournaments". Well, I guess if that doesn't qualify you as a dork, I don't know what does! In the spirit of dorkiness though, I thought I would reveal some of the things that perhaps you may not know about me. I was on the Yearbook staff in high school (and a bit in college), I was also on the Scholar Bowl (Quiz bowl) team, and JETS (Junior Engineering Technological Society or some such) where the whole point was to competitively take tests. Okay, so I was a nerd in high school, but what about now? I'm probably, okay definitely, still a dork, but show many fewer symptoms. Perhaps I am quelling my inner dork? Here are my most dorky things now. I play Neopets, I subscribe to GAMES magazine (crosswords and other puzzles), my favorite movie is still "Princess Bride" although I haven't watched it lately, I enjoy photo manipulation and making cards and fliers, I am the Membership Vice President of my local MOMS Club. I also sing in my church choir, volunteer when I can with TN Organization of Deaf-Blind, work part time with children between birth and 3 who have developmental delays, teach at church, and do my best to be a GREAT mom to my two kids. I don't know what of that qualifies me to be a dork, but I DO know that it's fine to just be who I am.

Explanation

Okay, I made this blog a while ago and never wrote anything for it. I will try to do better, but I don't know if I will have witty and interesting things to say. We'll see.

I realize that I chose a somewhat strange title. So, no, not real monkeys. Just my children. But they DO love "dance parties". Some movies, this is the best part! At the end, when the credits come on, my kids get up and dance. And they are interesting dancers! We all really enjoy it, and sometimes Mommy dances along.

My "different" daughter

Due to an unfortunate word choice in front of the mother of a developmentally delayed child that I work with ("weird"), my son, daughter, and I were discussing appropriate behavior and vocabulary. So I said that everyone is different. Some people can't hear, some people are blind, some can't walk, different people have different issues, but everyone is unique. My daughter (3 years old) says "I'm blind!". "No, sweetie, you can see." "But I'm blind!" (um... she's not) "My hair's blind!" "Yes, your hair is blonde." You gotta love them.