Sunday, February 14, 2010
The Olympics
We are not a sports family, except when it comes to the Olympics. We spend more time watching sports during the two weeks of the Olympics, then we do during the entire two year time span between Olympics. Personally, I particularly enjoy the spectacle of the opening ceremony. On Friday night, Jacob and Tony came over and watched it with us and we even let the young ones stay up and watch. Perhaps not the best parenting move as Maria was droopy the next day and Jon Felipe had three seizures later that night when he was asleep, but how do you decide when to play it safe and when to live just a little. We did make sure they both got to bed a little early the rest of the weekend. On Friday night, though, we all cheered together for Colombia and Romania and the United States. We even got caught up in the moment and cheered for the Canadians as well. After all, they are doing a fabulous job as host country. What part of the Olympics do you enjoy the most?
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I like the ice skating & the ski jumps. How a human being flips & twists with skis on while flying through the air and then lands on their feet is amazing to me.
ReplyDeleteAs for letting the kids stay up late & that inducing seizures... well... like you said, sometimes you have to live a little and deal with the fallout later. You can't always play it safe. You're not a bad mom for letting your kids stay up to watch the Olympics, I don't think. :)