Tomorrow is Hannah’s sports day.
When I was a child, I hated Sports Day with a passion. I never won anything and it really wasn’t my thing anyway. My most vivid memory of Sports Day was when I decided that maybe the best way to win the running race was to run like The Bionic Woman. She was pretty much my heroine back then, and her running shots were always shown in slow motion. So that’s what I did. I ran in slow motion. Obviously I didn’t win the race, but you can’t blame my train of thought…and I was only 6 at the time.
Sports Days have changed so much now; no more egg and spoon race with a big heavy white china type egg that carried the weight of a brick if it dropped on your toe. No more wheelbarrow race, or three-legged race…much too much of a headache for health and safety I imagine. But last year I was delighted to see that Hannah’s class actually did the Sack Race! Hurrah! A blast from the past.
Matthew has never really shown a competitive streak (like me), but I am amazed to see that Hannah takes after her Dad, and on the day displayed determination of steel and was adamant that the first place sticker would be hers! She was as good as her word, and as I was filming the race, you will now get to see not only her victory (she is the one in the yellow sack by the way), but also my reaction. I was overjoyed as you can tell. Enjoy…
