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| Amanda, and the lady that she is living with now, Paulette, at her skating test this morning in Provo - she passed! |
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| Max's game at Steiner - also this morning |
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| Max scored the winning goal of the game. The Fighting Sioux win 1 - 0! |
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| Max and coach Doug |
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| Max and coach Abel |
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| Markus at his game vs. the Knights at County - at noon. |
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| He was cruising so fast that this photo is blurry. |
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| Falcons played great and scored a ton of goals, too many to count. |
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| Next game today: Football at Cottonwood |
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| The boys were all really excited when they found out they were playing in the stadium on the turf! |
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| But their excitement waned when Cottonwood scored their third touchdown. |
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| Max at half-time listening to every word coach Rob is saying - and eating oranges. He has a sticker on his helmet for every tackle that he has made during a game. |
For all of us, play is refuge from life's customs, methods, and demands...play is an activity enjoyed for it's own sake. It is our brain's favorite way of learning and maneuvering...It gives us the opportunity to perfect ourselves. It's organic to who and what we are, a process as instinctive as breathing. What were your favorite games in childhood? Mine were jumping rope, hide-and-seek, putting on shows (of course!) and playing with dolls.
One of the benefits of play is that we move our bodies, whether we are hanging from monkey bars, playing red rover, swimming, playing in the water. Building forts. Part of what makes us happy is that our bodies are in motion. Getting exercise, using our sense of physical coordination-that is an exhilarating feeling, through play we can find ways to renew and replenish ourselves. If you could do anything playful, right at this minute, what would it be?
I know that there are things you absolutely have to do every day. But try to bring a sense of play to your work. Snow white had it right: the daily drudgery goes faster if you whistle while you work. I like to cook to music, dance while I'm cleaning and weed my garden with Max. Make it play, make it a game.
