Olympic Fever
So . . . we are into day what? 14 of the Olympics? Well, day 15 if you’re on China time, I guess. It has been a whirlwind of ups and downs . . . the agony of defeat for some and the joy of winning for others.
This is not an olympic blog and I’m sure you are up to your eye teeth in the whole thing, too, so I’ll not bore you with any of my thoughtful drivel on it.
However, I would like to say that I have been in awe of many of the athletes - and have thoroughly enjoyed some of the events I have seen. Over the weekend I found myself on the edge of my seat bouncing up and down as the rowing events took place. Holy cow! That is some exciting stuff, I’ll tell ya.
We have a group or two in the Kenai Peninsula Borough area who row - and I wrote to one woman I know and told her that I was immensely surprised at my own reaction to seeing it on tv this year. She laughed at me. That’s okay.
There have been awesome victories - and some of those came from people who did NOT place first in their chosen sport. One of those is Natalie Du Toit . . . who finished 16th in the 10K open water swimming event. She didn’t finish where she had hoped, but she made history by competing . . .
Du Toit didn’t finish where she wanted. Not even close.
But just making it to Beijing was a huge victory for anyone who’s ever faced a disability.
In her honor and for the other swimmers in the various events, here is a knitted dishcloth pattern. Nope, the suit doesn’t look anything like ANY of the olympic suits . . . smile . . . but you get the idea. The pattern is ©Designed by Rachel van Schie and the photo is from her site. I think it is a perfect match.
Enjoy the rest of the games, friends. I am going to head on up to the big city tomorrow after a dental appointment. My sister-friend and I have some olympic sized yakking to catch up on in a very short time.
See you all on the flip side!
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