The Cady Chase

Ankle ties

When Cady goes to gymnastics, she often sees the older and very experienced girls also working out. They’re a select few that compete in the gymnastics world, and they go by the title of Superkids. Somehow or another, it’s become customary for these girls to wear a hair tie scrunchie on one ankle. I often wonder how and when it became the thing to do. Most likely, someone got tired of their scrunchie falling of their ponytail and decided to keep it on her ankle. Then, perhaps, another girl noticed it, and thought it was “the” thing to do....and on and on till they created the trademark that denotes their status.
Cady admires these girls. So, tonight, she took a scrunchie and placed it on her ankle before leaving for gymnastics. We might need a few more scrunchies soon. She really wants to be a Superkid.
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Chutes and Ladders and cheaters and Fluffy

“That’s not fair, you cheated me!” ((insert croc tears here)) “I’m not playing with you any more, Mommy! I’m going to play with Fluffy!” With that, a dash to the bedroom. She ran with her arms still at her sides, not swinging her arms makes a more dramatic exit. Fluffy, her loyal stuffed doggy then came out of her bedroom to play Chutes and Ladders with Cadence for a few long minutes and he did not cheat. They took turns and Cady spinned the spinner for Fluffy as their stick people dashed across the board. In fact, Cady won that game, and proclaimed victory in a way that should have made Fluffy muster a tear. “I WIN, FLUFFY! HAHAHAHAHAHA.”

This was the result of playing the game with Cadence, and me winning the game. I guess I was supposed to be envious that she decided to play the game with Fluffy and not me. I guess I was supposed to not win when I did. I guess it wasn’t as much fun sliding down the chutes as it seemed to be.
After she won the game with Fluffy with an “in-your-face-Fluffy!” attitude, she was happy again.
Melody, I hope you come home knowing how to swallow your pride. You’re not going to have a chance at being top dog around here.
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