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Sajehar » Mon Aug 29, 2016 8:27 pm
The Kid done well as he got an A plus, or star, or whatever they call it these days, in maths. Either way, top marks.
English, not so well; but still a respectable pass mark. He’s going to college… YEHHHH!
It’s only part time, the rest of the time he’ll be working as an apprentice for SM’s mate Sam.
I have no idea how these things work, but I had a brilliant day today… better than the cruise.
Much as I enjoyed the cruise (and I did) I enjoyed today better.
It was nothing more than an RNLI day that happens every August Bank holiday. They didn’t even have the Red Arrows to show up, so I didn’t want to go.
I was so wrong.
SM turned up with the Kid and his siblings, wanting to go to this show. I didn’t. I gave in; I’m glad I did.
For about 15 years I’ve wanted to win a stuffed tiger. I’ve never got the ‘21’ you need to win one. This year I did.
But once I won the tiger, I didn’t want it… where would I put it?
I fake wrestled with this tiger, pretended it didn’t like me and gave it to the Kid’s young sister instead.
She hugged and cuddled that fake tiger more than I ever could.
We were sitting on a shelf, eating ice creams, and then this music came on over the intercom.
This bunch of 20 year olds looked at me, I looked elsewhere, and then decided to dance…what the hell!
Me: I LOVE this dance…..
So I did.
I made a total prat of myself by dancing with a bloke of about 20, but I spotted out of the corner of my eye an elderly lady swaying.
She had a walking stick, and was accompanied by a woman in a blue uniform. She was from a care home; she reminded me of my mother.
I danced up to her, wriggling and shimmying away, with people clapping away. They were clapping her, not me…. The look of ecstasy on her face I’ll never forget.
Here’s the song we danced to…..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3K3C01fnUCI
That was a damn good dance!