Tracey in TX Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 We have another girl from our town participating in Olympics (gymnastics)! We're already excited about watching. Anyone else looking forward to watching any particular sport? Know anyone in the Olympics? Or in the Olympic trials? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danestress Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 Yeah, we are really excited. Mark Gangloff coached my son a few times in swimming, and my son has also met Jeremy Knowles who swims for the Bahamas. We can't wait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5kidsforME Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 Yes! Yes! Yes! We are looking forward to it and I am going to try to get my kids excited as well. I am going to decorate our family room patriotically and get the kids on board too! Wooohoooo! :patriot: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qs3 Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 I don't know anyone in or affiliated with the Olympics, but I am very excited! I just *love* when the Olympics are on. It's always so inspiring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfunnybunch Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 Our town just finished hosting the Olympics track and field trials. It was great fun. My mother-in-law and several friends volunteered to help with the trials. The whole town was full of track fans! Not only that, but the men's 800 was swept by three local men, people who live and run in our community. We can't wait to watch the Olympics in Beijing! Cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbie Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 I am excited about watching it for the first time with my dd's. Last time I was watching it with my surgeon who performed my emergency appendectomy. Its okay, he wasnt bad to look at. Although I was. Jet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 I am! I just downloaded this lapbook/unit study yesterday. I'm most excited about Judo. I've met and worked a tournament with Ryan Reser, and his coach has refereed & given tips to my boys at mock tournaments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dayle in Guatemala Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 We have each day during the Olympics is a focus on a certain country. We read about the country, pray for that country, do a map project from the country, and then we watch the Olympics at night eating a snack from that country or food. I'm excited it's in China--good excuse to order Chinese! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PariSarah Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 Isaac is getting all his friends to do a neighborhood Olympics competition. They're having races and making up sports and having a grand old time. I hope we'll be able to watch a little swimming. Swimming is the only sport Isaac does with any regularity, but it's the only sport we've never watched in person or on TV. I mean, we always go to HIS meets, of course. But we've never gone to a college meet, or watched any swimming on TV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyB Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 Dd knows some coaches, lots of track and field athletes, and a few gymnasts going. One coach in particular (the coach dd trains with) tends to get medals in three different fields, so we'll be watching for him and his athletes. It is very exciting, isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyThreeSons Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 I especially like Track and Field, Swimming and Gymnastics, but I'll watch as much of the coverage as I can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 We have another girl from our town participating in Olympics (gymnastics)! We're already excited about watching. Anyone else looking forward to watching any particular sport? Know anyone in the Olympics? Or in the Olympic trials? The Chinese government, in an effort to spruce up its image, has decided that all the regulations that are never adhered to should be followed to the letter. Suddenly a foreigner gets a 600 USD fine for not registering at the local police station within 24 hours of arrival. The ports are grinding to a halt as they attempt for the first time to obey their procedures book. And I'm biting my nails about whether we will actually get our visas to leave tomorrow, and whether our moving shipment will clear customs. Just call me grumpy. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disneymom Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 We are really excited about the Olympics. My girls can't wait for gymnastics. I am trying to talk my dh into getting a new LCD HDTV and I used the Olympics as an excuse. We'll see what happens. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C_l_e_0..Q_c Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 One local girl is in gymnastics. And although we don't know her personally, my dd's coach does know her and used to train with her. Four of the men in the waterpolo team are local to us! And one of them is the brother of my son's synchro swimming coach. The newspapers keep talking about divers. About half the diving team is from the area. Three divers train where my kids take swimming and diving lessons. We see them train while the kids swim. Every week! But I don't really know them. Now, in the Winter Olympics of '88, I had four cousins compete! Supposedly it was the highest number of related athletes in the same Olympics. That's what the journalists used to say. I had two cousins in speed skating representing Canada, and two in dance skating representing France. Those in dance got a bronze medal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrairieAir Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 :lol:I just got back from grocery shopping in town. Then I come to the boards and see this subject line! I was listening to the radio on the way home and just heard Earl Pitts talking about the same thing--well, sorta. :lol: His whole commentary was about how athletes are now using Viagra to enhance athletic performance:001_huh: Viagra is not an illegal drug, so he figures there will be athletes at the Olympics who are using Viagra and that could make for some interesting events. The relay, wrestling, the pole vault, etc. I just love Earl Pitts! And then I see the subject line: "Olympics--anyone getting excited yet?":smilielol5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommylaw Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 We toured the Olympic Training Center (Colorado Springs) today. There is excitement in the air! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracey in TX Posted July 14, 2008 Author Share Posted July 14, 2008 The Chinese government, in an effort to spruce up its image, has decided that all the regulations that are never adhered to should be followed to the letter. Suddenly a foreigner gets a 600 USD fine for not registering at the local police station within 24 hours of arrival. The ports are grinding to a halt as they attempt for the first time to obey their procedures book. And I'm biting my nails about whether we will actually get our visas to leave tomorrow, and whether our moving shipment will clear customs. Just call me grumpy. Laura Oh my goodness. Good luck with your departure and can't wait to hear about your next venue! (Scotland, right?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracey in TX Posted July 14, 2008 Author Share Posted July 14, 2008 :lol:I just got back from grocery shopping in town. Then I come to the boards and see this subject line! I was listening to the radio on the way home and just heard Earl Pitts talking about the same thing--well, sorta. :lol: His whole commentary was about how athletes are now using Viagra to enhance athletic performance:001_huh: Viagra is not an illegal drug, so he figures there will be athletes at the Olympics who are using Viagra and that could make for some interesting events. The relay, wrestling, the pole vault, etc. I just love Earl Pitts! And then I see the subject line: "Olympics--anyone getting excited yet?":smilielol5: Oh my...(cringing at the double entendre)!!! Guess Viagra wouldn't be a good med to use prior to biking, wrestling, or couples skating! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracey in TX Posted July 14, 2008 Author Share Posted July 14, 2008 One local girl is in gymnastics. And although we don't know her personally, my dd's coach does know her and used to train with her. Four of the men in the waterpolo team are local to us! And one of them is the brother of my son's synchro swimming coach. The newspapers keep talking about divers. About half the diving team is from the area. Three divers train where my kids take swimming and diving lessons. We see them train while the kids swim. Every week! But I don't really know them. Now, in the Winter Olympics of '88, I had four cousins compete! Supposedly it was the highest number of related athletes in the same Olympics. That's what the journalists used to say. I had two cousins in speed skating representing Canada, and two in dance skating representing France. Those in dance got a bronze medal! Wow, you must come from a superior gene pool :) Who is the gymnast? I'm rooting for Chelsie Memel, Nastia Luikin, or the cute, little smiling blonde Shawn Johnson. You'll have to let me know if there's a surge in swimming interest following the Olympics. A home town girl, Carly Patterson, won Gold medal in 2004 Olympics for gymnastics. Every gym was packed for months after that. It was pretty funny to see how quickly the excitement faded, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 I'm very excited about the Olympics. I'm an Olympic junkie LOL. I don't care what sport it is I'll watch it if it's the Olympics. My mom and grandma were visiting me during the last Winter Olympics and couldn't believe I got up at 8am to watch curling :tongue_smilie: I never get up before 9am, but it was the olympics and curling is one of my favorites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracey in TX Posted July 14, 2008 Author Share Posted July 14, 2008 I'm very excited about the Olympics. I'm an Olympic junkie LOL. I don't care what sport it is I'll watch it if it's the Olympics. My mom and grandma were visiting me during the last Winter Olympics and couldn't believe I got up at 8am to watch curling :tongue_smilie: I never get up before 9am, but it was the olympics and curling is one of my favorites. What is curling? Is it like rowing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyatHome Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 I love watching the Olympics, gymnastics is a favorite, also diving, track and field, swimming.... Can't wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SusanG Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 I think I must be the only homeschooling mom that has zero interest in the Olympics... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1bassoon Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 'cuz I'm not pg!!! It's pretty funny - EVERY Summer Olympics, since I've been married, I've been expecting a baby - 92 - 96 - 00 - 04 (All born in Sept. or late August) But not this year!!!!!!!! :D My pathetic claim to fame - and a fun fact to have on hand for the game, "Two Lies and a Truth"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C_l_e_0..Q_c Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 Wow, you must come from a superior gene pool :) However, it passed me by, and my whole branch of the family too! Who is the gymnast? I'm rooting for Chelsie Memel, Nastia Luikin, or the cute, little smiling blonde Shawn Johnson. Nansy Damianova, representing Canada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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