Josh and Becca Thrap and Family

Ok, so I don’t think I’ve watched any of the olympics (do I need to capitalize that?) since the year that Mary-Lou Retton swept through the gymnastics and graced my cereal boxes, but when the show I was watching that I had previously recorded ended and I was not quite ready to head up to bed yet, it just so happened that the olympics were on–and nothing else of interest. Since I wasn’t really watching, I was supposed to be working on the planned menu and grocery list for the next two weeks, I left it on. When the gymnasts started on the uneven bars Josh said he didn’t understand HOW anyone did that, so I mentioned that I used to do that. It was a LONG time ago, and I certainly never did anything like what they can do at the olympics! But it got us hooked watching long enough for me to hear the name of the gym where US olympian Shawn Johnson practices in Des Moines–a name I recognized because I just saw it last week when I was looking for a place for Elise to take the gymnastics lessons she desperately wanted. Anyway, we watched long enough to watch Shawn win a Silver medal in gymnastics all-around. The US took both the Gold and Silver, while China ended up with the Bronze. So, I don’t watch the news, or the olympics, and I don’t keep up on current events, but I saw the local girl win the Silver medal and just hearing them talking about Des Moines and West Des Moines in China–it was special. So I just wanted to give my little shout out. Congratulations Shawn!