We are now like what, a few days and some change away from the 2012 Olympics. How exciting! I'm one of those people that gets a natural high off reminiscing of past Olympic moments and recalling the details of what family member was doing what. Track and Field was the sport right? You couldn't call a Black person's house when the 4x100 relay was on. No one would answer. Come on, anyone old enough to remember Carl Lewis remembers his glory Olympic Days. And what about Mary Lou Retton? I almost broke my mama's good vase trying to imitate her. Turning cartwheels in the family room, what was I thinking? The same as most kids watching the Olympics...I can do that! That's why I'm making sure that my kids and I are planked in front of the TV Friday night for the opening ceremony. Now usually I'm not one to advocate TV watching. Don't get me wrong, we 

watch it and enough of it, but I make sure to balance it out with other activities (definitely reading). But the Olympics are classic and HAVE to be watched live. You can't get the same effect of watching a record being broken from a rerun, or a highlight clip. Plus, I know how to convert almost anything into a teachable moment, and you better believe my kids will be learning as they are watching. Which brings me to this point.

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