“When I grow up, I’m going to be a ballerina!” It wasn’t my first choice. My first choice was a cowboy. ( Funny how that turned out. It nearly killed me too, but that’s another post) The Horse Came Back Alone
It all started for me while preparing for a school Christmas program. I was in kindergarten . The teacher gave us large cardboard nutcracker soldiers and ballerinas to decorate. I colored her hair blonde like Cinderella and her shoes and tutu, I covered in pink glitter.
On the night of the program, we were lined up on the stage, holding our characters in front of us. Only the stage was lit and the light danced on the pink glittered ballerina. I fell in love!
At 6 yrs old, visiting my cousin, LeAnne, we were playing in her room. I was twirling on tippy toes, spinning around and around when I hit the edge of the open door. Suddenly, I couldn’t see as my eyes filled with blood. These were my first stitches and carry the faded scar on my forehead still. Ballerina dream on pause but not forgotten.
Years later, the summer before my son left for college, I decided to manage and lifeguard the city park pool. My son had worked summers as a lifeguard for there for several years and I wanted to spend his last summer with him.
One evening after work, my son, daughter and myself, were goofing off. We were laughing it up and mimicking dance moves when the subject of ballerina’s came up. UH OH! I leapt into the air, doing that flipper feet move, in what I thought was terrific form. Then, as I landed, there was a loud pop and I cumbled to the ground, knee pulled to my chest and laughing wildly… for a second.
Exquisite pain engulfed me in a blinding flash! I made it to bed with ice pack and propping my foot up and laid there shaking through the night. By morning, my foot was a basketball. Sure enough, I had broken my foot! The rest of the summer was spent in a bathing suit and a walker boot.
What can I say? I had to, for health and safety, let my ballerina dreams go but Lord, some dreams die hard.
[…] pond. Commendation by American Red Cross and the Mayor. Yes I’m in a Walker boot…ballerina leap incident. […]
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My mum told me I’d have to behave when I grew up. So I never did 🙃
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Hahaha!!
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I guess sometimes it is best if a Dream remains just a dream?? Certainly safer anyway! 😉
Really like your new theme btw – you have great taste!…. where have i seen it before….. hmmmm…..?
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New theme? *sigh* you might need to clue me in on qhats going on with my wordpress now. Lol
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Hmmm…..on my end, the theme looks the same as it has for…IDK, 6 months? What are you seeing?
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I am looking at your ‘home’ page withthe sunflower banner and the blue column on the right hand side and rows of 3 posts as you scroll down.
It is identical to my home page – except for the Header banner. I think we even have the same font in the banner.?? Wasn’t it different a month or so ago?
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Too weird! I see yours as something red on opposite corners with green between?
Nope, gee I havent changed my theme since spring but I Im thinking something Fall might be nice. 😊
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It’s a great theme anyway! We’re both on the same wavelenght on that it seems. 🙂
My header banner is a photograph i took of two of my Poppies! The wind was blowing giving them a more oval shape and looking like a pair of eyes!
Autumn colours always look good – ca’t wait to see what you choose. 🙂
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Poppies are gorgeous!💕
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On that we are in total agreement! ;-D
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Maybe now is the time to be a cowboy.
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Hahaha been there done that. 21 days in ICU
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Hmmm – neither cowboy nor ballerina are the way forward.
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Such a sad tale of misadventures to ruin a childhood dream
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😂 obviously I wasn’t very good at taking the hint that ballerina life was not for me! Lol
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But do you still have the urge to twirl
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I do but quite frankly feel like I need to take out an additional insurance policy before even watching a ballet!
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Even on TV 😂
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