Its always fun to freak your kids out by doing something they can't believe you can do. Just a little side note, I am on some medicine because I am feeling bad (cold or allergies, not sure), so that will be my excuse.
Emily was watching a video and Taylor was doing his homework on the couch. I told Emily I wanted her to show me how to do the dance she was watching. She looked at me in disbelief and then found the music, pushed the coffee table out of the way and showed me the dance. It took me a couple of times, but I got it!! Taylor was watching with his mouth open and said"MOMMMMM". I said what do you think. He said, I can't believe you can dance. He went in to get Cale and I heard him telling Cale that Mom is in there dancing and she can actually do it. Come look.. Cale was too busy talking to his girlfriend on the phone to come and be awed....
My kids have never seen me dance, but I explained to them that a hundred years ago when I was young and not fat, I was a really good dancer. GET OUT! I mean not good like to be on stage or perform, but good enough that I could do any of the dances that were being done on American Bandstand. For those of you too young for that, I am sorry that you missed out. I could usually get the beat and figure it out. I can remember at slumber parties showing my friends how to do a dance I had seen on tv or at the movies. Way uptown for small town.
My husband does not dance and so I have never done it since we met 27 years ago. Pretty rusty, and my old knees killed me afterward, but I did it. Can't decide which was more fun, doing the dance or seeing their reaction... Seeing their faces wins.....If they only knew me when I wasn't Mom.....................
Mark - The Bird Whisper
14 years ago
3 comments:
I LOVE this post!
It sounds like dancing around your living room brought back some good memories for you. I remember dancing at slumber parties too.
I married a non-dancer as well. I think we should be required, as women, to schedule girls' nights out dancing every once in a while. Think of the fun that would be!
You keep dancing, Gerri!
Love Love Love it! Even though I was a cheerleader in high school, I was never a good dancer. Unfortunately I have past those genes onto my child.
Oh Gerri I love this!!!!! I used to dance a lot in high school and then when we first married we used to go "OUT" and dance on the weekends. The more beers Jimmy had, the better he danced (his thought.) My mother was a great dancer and always said she'd rather dance than eat. You dance whenever you want to Gerri besides the kids won't think your cool again til they are about 30.
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