Shocking!

I did something tonight that I haven't done in years!  Seriously.  Over 20 years, in fact.

I played women's basketball.  Yes, you read that right.  Women's basketball.  Not by choice, but I did - so when I get to heaven, surely suffering through a game gets me some brownie points, right?

Here is how it went:

I sent Ster to scouts at 7 p.m. at the Church while I had a Cub Committee meeting.  I was in my work clothes (that are quite loose at the end of the day) and pink socks. Since I didn't read my email correctly, I didn't realize scouts was at 4:15 today.  I opened up the door at 7:05 to see his Scout leader there.  Oops.  So for the next hour, I worried and stewed about the fact that Ster had not come home yet.  I was told that one of the leaders' husbands was at the Church with basketball, so I tried to assure myself that he was having fun watching/playing up there.

As soon as we finished the meeting, I grabbed my slippers and hurried up to the Church to find him.  I found him all right.  Then the Relief Society President found me!  She begged and pleaded and guilted me into playing.  They only had 3 players and would forfeit if I didn't play.  I kept pointing at my slippers and telling her that I CAN NOT play basketball!  I can't dribble.  I can't shoot a basket.  She kept telling me that they needed me and I'd do fine.  I finally gave in and apologized in advance for not playing very well and told them that I was basically another body so they wouldn't forfeit.

And after jogging up and down the court a couple of times, I realized a few very important things:

1 - I DO NOT like to have people flinging their arms in the air right next to my face.
2 - I DO NOT like to be pushed around.
3 - I DO NOT like to push people around.
4 - I CAN run in slippers on a slick floor and not slide ALL the time.  I just CAN'T try to get a loose ball because I will slide.
5 - I get all out-of-sorts when someone comes flying by me and I see them out of the corner of my eye (must be my old lady eyes).
6 - That I am soooooo out of shape, but I could manage 3 8-minute workouts =)
I'm proud of myself for playing basketball and doing something I NEVER thought I'd do again.  But unless I lose my mind, I won't be back next week!  (and I hope they don't call me because I'm afraid I'd feel guilty for turning them down!)