I Can Do This

I lead the music for the children’s meeting at my church.  Yesterday, we sang one song where there was lot’s of action — stand up, sit down, stand up, sit down, twirl around, sit down, stand up.  The closest chair to use within my reach was a Baby Bear sized chair.  Which meant that all of the up-and-down-and-back-up-again was like doing deep knee bends.  In high heels.  Over and over and over.

I should have gotten a Papa Bear sized chair.

As I walk down the stairs today, my knees have a little conversation with me. “Heh, heh, heh!  Doesn’t this feel grand?  All of these muscles that you haven’t used in years that you used intensely yesterday.  Stiff and sore.  Stiff and sore.  Let’s do more — deep knee bends.”

I reply, “Ugh!  I can hardly move.  This is PAIN-FULL.  Why did I have the children sing that so much?  What in the world was I thinking? I’m never going to do that again!”

I want to sit in a hot tub and soak my soreness away.

Then, I saw this movie clip.  I told my knees to shut up and watch.  They were amazed.  So was the rest of the body.  I had to go lay down for 3 hours afterward because I got stiff and sore just watching this movie!  Pay close attention to it — especially to the part where one girl is in a hayloft bending over to get an apple.

I can do what these girls do.  I can do all of those feats.  Really.  I can.

Wait.  Who am I kidding?  I can’t even bend over and touch my toes. But I do think I could sing the Solid Potato Salad song!  And that’s because I am so solid after eating all of my mother’s delicious potato salad.

Enjoy!