Kayla.....in training

Well….we started off on our journey today.
Being the fashionista that she is….she insisted on buying the leotard first. We discussed a bit about the concept of “putting the cart before the horse” but she wasn’t buying the idea.
I pressed on.

Our initial venture into the gym brought us to the mats. We would begin our search for medals on the tumbling mats where she would have an opportunity to show these judges what she is made of. It was unfortunate that she chose to spend much of the time on her back…but we forged on with only the occasional episodes of whining and sniveling and pleading. She was beginning to show wonderful form. Clearly though, we need to address the issue of the diaper sticking out of the leotard. This might ruin our whole argument of age discrimination at the Olympics. That, and the absence of a significant number of baby teeth.

Our biggest problem appears to be the concept of space. As much as her form had moments of sheer brilliance…..she just couldn’t find it in herself to remain on the mats. I reminded her repeatedly that this was going to cost her 5/10 of a point deduction each time she insisted on working outside the box. She didn’t care. She can’t count.

The grueling schedule seemed more than she could handle. At times I would find her nodding off with her thumb in her mouth. This was unacceptable. I must find a way to keep her focused on the prize.

We will be back in the gym tomorrow. We have much work ahead of us.