A Bird of Very Little Brain

Most of the funny stories that come my way from Michigan have to do with my adorable if not mischievious nephew, George (here or here or here or here). This weekend, my sister learned that Little Bird wasn't necessarily immune from blog-worthy anecdotes.

Little Bird brought home a "Girls on the Run" flyer and said that she would like to sign up for it. It's 10 weeks, 2 days a week after school and it is about working up to running a 5K race. You get a new pair of tennis shoes and 2 t-shrits for your $120.00. Surprised by the interest of their normally un-athletic daughter, my sister and husband made sure she understood this was a running thing. OOOOH, she didn't really get that part. I guess "Girls on the Run" had been misleading about that running part. It had been a suspicious interest coming from the child who came home from school on Thursday telling how great school was because the water (from the main break) ruined the gym floor so now the gym was in a classroom without running. In the end, with an understanding that this wasn't just two t-shirts and running shoes for $120, but an actual training course for running, she's decided that it's not for her! Truly the blonde in the family!

And all of this happened after she got mad because her shampoo leaked in her swim bag. When my sister pulled the bottle out and showed her it was OPEN and explained that's why it leaked LB said, "So I was supposed to close it?"

Perhaps, Jules, for $120, you can sign her up for a 10-week, 2 days a week after school activity where she'll get 2 t-shirts and a bottle of hair dye and they will teach her some common sense. You can call the program "Jog Your Mind". LB will be all over that one.