napoleon dynamite was right.

yes, that old sage napoleon dynamite was right about a few things. one of them being that girls love dudes with skills. i myself am not looking for a dude with nun-chuck skills, but computer hacking skills can come in handy, that's for sure. derek has some amazing skills i've become aware of lately...one being that he can wash dishes and clean the kitchen with only one hand (the other hand, of course, is holding charis).

as a mom, i am developing some pretty sweet skills myself. one that i am quite proud of is my ability to pick up pretty much anything with my toes, sweep my right leg outside and to the right, and either toss said item onto a table, couch or chair...or grab it with my right hand. all, of course, done while holding charis in the other hand. this alleviates the need to bend, which can be cumbersome with a squirmy 3-month-old.

these leg-sweeping skills, however, are nothing new. no, they date back to the bygone days of high school, when me and several of my friends enjoyed avoiding studying by playing with a hackey sack. some of the guys were pretty impressive, as was our friend jenn, who was a good soccer player. i, however, was mediocre at best...but i did have one weapon in my arsenal -- the outside right. it was pretty much my solution to any hack pass, and my best bet at keeping the sack in play. my outside right was very reliable.

today, that oustide right is serving me well again...and i would like to thank my friends for helping me swarm to success...who knew that wasting time in tim's garage would one day make me a better mom. who knew.