It was a beautiful, hot summer day. Humid, dusty, sunny. The kind of day that seemed endless in childhood.
Today McKenzee hung out with me for a bit. We made Checca Sauce, (& tried a bit of it), cleaned up, then we played this 'Dance Revolution', (or something...) game for Playstation 2. Instead of a hand controller, a mat is rolled out. There are four directional arrows, plus a middle spot on the mat. You can choose different music and routines.
It's one of those games that you see kids doing at the mall, where they stare at a arcade screen, and jump around like mad to the cheers and utter adoration of the onlookers.
Obviously this game is geared for girls from about 8 to 14ish. Well there I was busting a move to some song I never heard of. Flailing is a good word to use. I must have looked like a complete idiot. If one of those girls from the mall could see me, they would have 'died of embarrassment'. BUT it was a blast!
Lucky for me, Kenny isn't really the age yet where she is mortified by her aunt's behavior. (not internally criticizing my flabby arms or celullite bouncing everywhere...) Of course we were in the relative safety of my basement... Give it a year or two I'm sure.
Summer is like Christmas. It is meant for kids. The rest is all filler. It's the lazy, boring days of summer when kids discover who they really are. When the parents are near the brink of sanity if they hear 'I'm bored,' one more time, kids are forced to find something to do. It always surprises me what they think is potential fun. Lucky kids. I do look to them for creative inspiration, to improve my patience, and entertainment.
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Dance, Dance Revolution eh? One of my students used it for part of the cardio portion of the workout routine she designed for their project. We also gave one as a Christmas present one year that has never, to my knowledge, been used. You're right though, kids find the darnedest things fun and the summer as a child is always like another lifetime separate from school and the rest of the year. It's like the time you get to finally do all the cool stuff you want to do.
I think Mrs. Grady may be buying me the game for my upcoming 33rd birthday. I would hope to put into good use.
I can just imagine the guys having some cocktails... Oh that would be priceless...
I would love to get together with friends and do it. I totally felt like I was 11. It's a feeling we all should have now and then, right?
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