Life: Idiotropic

Mia Hamm, she could be... for just beginning, Arianna really is a great soccer player. And, she is developing her own unique style that will no doubt be copied by millions of fans everywhere. Yes, Arianna is a trendsetter...


Last Saturday Arianna had another soccer game. This time the green team was playing the green team - not a typo... really... same color teams. Confusing, yes? So our coach had the forethough (thank goodness) to bring some blue bibs for our team to wear. They were cute. They were fun. They were great for keeping your hands warm - or so Arianna thought. She spend most of the game running around apparently armless with her arms and hands tucked safely away inside of her bib. You try scoring a goal with no arms! Arianna didn't score a goal, but she did accidentally come in contact with the ball a couple times. It wasn't her fault, of course... she was busy... because during the particular game, while running around armless in a pack of kids chasing the soccer ball back and forth and forth and back... she decided, at that unique time, to practice flipping her tongue over. Huh? Yep. Flipping her tongue over. That is a skill, that in my many years, I have yet to master. Arianna decided that during that game it was most important to try, and try, and try again. The ball would get close, she'd get distracted with hidden hands and twisty tongue and completely forget that she was in the middle of a soccer game. Kirk would hollar, "Aria, get the ball!" And, with hands hiding and tongue twisting, she would run again.

The highlight for her was that she got to play goalie. The highlight for the team is that they were successful in keeping the ball far away from her - thus giving her more time to practice.

Note: She has yet to master the flippy tongue thing, but with another couple soccer games to go, I'm sure she'll get it.