Blogging on Star Power

"A new blog every day for TWO WEEKS???"  Who thought THAT was a good idea?

For those of you who are used to only checking this blog every couple of weeks, seldom expecting to see a new post, I am on day four of my 14 day blog challenge... or "BLOGSTRAVAGANZA  2008" as I'm calling it.  A new blog every day for two weeks.

Tonight was Charlie's first ever soccer game.  Charlie is an interesting kid.  He's in his own world most of the time and when that translates into a soccer game, we'll find him running down the field away from the game, just looking up at the sky, happy as can be.  He's not caught up in the usual stress of trying to get the ball in the goal.

Charlie's world consists of imagining himself as a character in a Mario Bros. video game much of the time.  He has all the Mario moves memorized and will even sing the 'star power' theme music while he's running... cause that makes him run faster of course.

Last week during the first practice of the season, the coach was doing a drill with the team where he had all the boys line up in front of the goal, each with a soccer ball.  Then the coach would say the name of a player and they'd kick the ball into the goal as hard as they could.  So one by one he went through the team....

"Zach"...   kick
"Jacob"... kick
"Danny"... kick
"Charlie".... pause..... pause... leg pulled back.... pause.... team waiting.... pause... and then kick.

After the practice I asked Charlie why he waited so long after his name was called before he kicked the ball.

Charlie said "That's how I charge up."

Comments

[Mr D]

Out of the mouths of babes...

What a great kid!!!