Eric has figured out the dancing thing. For a few months now he’s been opening the [crusty and fingerprint-ridden] glass door to the stereo media cabinet and pushing the button that makes the music come on. All the kids are reeeeeeeaaallly into Blackmore’s Night*, which is fine with me although I burned only 3 CDs and it would be nice to move something else into the rotation once in awhile, but noooooo, kids like the repetition.
So he puts the music on and suddenly the air is reminiscent of nag champa.
And then he begins to dance.
How can I describe this?
Dancing for Eric used to consist of his stomping in a rough circle while holding up one arm and yelling “C’mon!” to whoever else was in the room as a invitation to join him. Eric is a very infectious dancer.
But now he’s got the whole toddler-boogie thing down, wagging his hips from side to side in such an exaggerated fashion I’m sure it will cause him to topple over, but it doesn’t. He would make an excellent pendulum. Sometimes he holds on to some mode of support, giving us a back view.
It’s all quite hilarious, and of course any amount of laughter, suppressed or not, or applause causes countless encores.
Everyone should be able to dance with such unbridled joy.
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I’m all over the place today:
1. Carnival of Family Life #74 over at My Wealth Builder. You can even vote for me!
2. An old old post, so old it’s heading towards ironic, finally went live over at Indie Bloggers. There’s so much fantastic content over there that contributors are lining up in droves to be a part of it. Check it out.
3. Today at Strollerderby I’m taking about Big Brother on buses, why we should go back to teasing fat kids, and shilling for our kids.
Oh, speaking of that: need any magazines? Nathaniel’s school is selling them. Seriously, if you need to renew any, now is the time (and I mean you, Mom! call me! deadline is tonight!).
Smooches!
*Have a listen. Start with “Way to Mandalay”.
[tags]dancing, Down syndrome, Blackmore’s Night, Strollerderby, Indie Bloggers[/tags]
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