PE in the 21st century

I had a load of overdue items to return to the library so when I got home I began gathering them up. Catherine was home with her friend Keziah, who was investigating job opportunities at McDonalds on the computer, albeit not seriously. Before I announced I was going to the library, C asked if I would be able to stop by the library to pick up a yoga dvd for them.... Huh? Explanation. When C got out of bowling it was a move to aerobics which seems to be actually a kind of cultural studies riff on exercise fads by the teacher. They have "sweated to the oldies" with Richard Simmons and all manner of other weird exercise fads. Keziah, C's incredibly extroverted friend, embraces all this with verve and I guess they had done a little warrior pose yesterday and wanted more. I went to the library and most of what was checked in was "yoga for pregnant women" which I thought wasn't quite the message for a couple of 16 year olds. I managed to scrounge up something labeled "Ancient yoga traditions," a pilates video and, for good measure, something dance funk high energy and not yoga at all. The next thing I knew they reappeared dressed in full on 80s work out gear demanding photos of them in their best warrior pose.

Meanwhile Sam is out at a party and just called to say that I could pick him up a few minutes later because they have embarked on the tormenting of homeowners otherwise known as ding dong ditch.

Just back from a fabulous weekend in Southern Utah. It feels like a little reprise of summer. Mum arrived on Thursday and Friday afternoon we headed out after school in the new car - I'll have to do a separate post on that. We stayed in Torrey and Saturday did a trip to Boulder and then on the Burr Trail and back to Torrey after a late lunch in Boulder. The guy at the next table was an Aussie biking from Portland, Oregon to Washington DC. He was a character - how could he not be? - and we enjoyed hearing a few of his tales from the road.

Somewhere in this photo I think you might see Sam who climbed up, up and up.

Mum and Craig.