Signs that your family is obsessed with the Olympics to a very unhealthy level:
* On a daily basis you know the exact medal counts for the leading 10 countries down to exactly how many of each color medal they've won.
* Your 7-year-old daughter regales the entire Jr. Primary with a lengthy explanation of the mechanics and physics of the game of curling.
* You get a MASSIVE head cold and lose your voice because you've stayed up WAY too late for two weeks straight watching Olympics.
* You know TONS of Olympics trivia you can spout off about at any given moment. (The last and only time the U.S. has led the Winter Olympics medal count was the 2nd Winter Olympics, 1932 Lake Placid, NY.)
* You can't remember what you used to talk about at the dinner table before the Olympics started.
* You tell your children that any country that comes close to us in the medal count is our sworn enemy.
*You fear being swallowed by the giant void in your life that is sure to follow the Closing Ceremonies.
It all ends today. This is a good thing. Although, I do worry about that last one.
2 comments:
Betsy,
You make me laugh! We enjoyed the Olympics too, but I can say I'm glad their done so we can get to bed at a decent hour. What is the deal with them airing the Women's Figure Skating so late at night? All the little girls who would look up to these Olympians should be sound asleep in bed. I know we need TIVO, but it's not worth the expense to us.
You are too funny. I always read Matt your posts because they are so whitty. We have both decided that you should write a book. It would, without doubt, be a top seller!
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