Dancing with the Stars!

   Christmas day plus five saw my wife
I, my daughter, son-in-law, two grand
kids, our pastor, his wife, and teen aged
daughter all gathered at a friend's house
where his wife prepared a wonderful
holiday dinner!
    But after the dishes were cleared it
was the High Definition TV set that
captured every one's attention.
    More specifically it was the
Nintendo Wii game console that got
the "party" going!
    My 8 and 10-year-old grand kids
were thrilled to have such a great
diversion providing escape from
the adult conversations that seldom
include children.
    So, while most of us gabbed and
picked on crackers and cheese, the
kids played  "Cow racing" and the
Wii version of pool!
    The kids were in their glory!
    Then......the music started!
    Seems the Wii system offers
a selection of rock tunes where
the players have to hold their
controls while they mimic the
dancers on screen!
      It gets pretty fast, pretty
animated, and pretty funny when
the adults decided to take over!
      It's a good thing  Kenny Wormald
got the lead in the 2011 version of
Footloose before the producers
got a look at our pastor shaking
the room!
      You've got to wonder if there's
a little Pentecostal Christian somewhere
in his blood line!
       I'll be watching closely over the
next few Sundays to make sure he
doesn't start "speaking in tongues!"
       And he wasn't the only one!
       My daughter and our host's wife
took the floor in competition that equals
that on "Dancing with the Stars."
       I stood back...video taping the
carnage. (Anybody want to buy a tape?)
       Good thing the adults didn't
catch on to the "Racing Cows" or
pool game.
      The kids would have been sitting
at the table munching on cheese and
crackers!
      I think it's a reminder that we all
have a little bit of "kid" in us.....and
Christmas time brings it out!
     It may be another good reason to
promise.....like Mr. Scrooge......"to
keep Christmas all year round!"
    Have a great New Year's Eve and
dance the night ....and the year....away!
    Hope you've still got some "kid"
in you and that all your NEWS is
good!

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