Whenever I am in my lovely Astro Van (don’t hate, you know you want one) with my boys and we happen to drive by good ole’ Bennion Jr. High (which is more often than you’d think considering both Grandma’s live within a half mile of it)
My boys never fail to yell out, “Look, mom. There is your school when you were little.” (“younger” would be more appropriate, I don’t feel like I could ever have been referred to as “little”)
I respond with the usual, “yep, there is mommy’s old school” or something along the lines.
Well not yesterday. I decided to gloat on myself and let these boys know that they are living amongst a legend. Yes folks, I was once Vice President of Bennion Junior High, made announcements over the school intercom, was featured on Bennion Bobcat News, and even had the cool SBO sweater. (wow, how I remember the glory days…….. did you throw up in your mouths yet?)
I filled my kids in on this very topic.
Chase was really into this. He was now looking at me with googly eyes like I was going to throw on a cape and fly through the roof of my van.
He asks me: “Mom, how did you get to be the VP of Bennion?”
me: “I ran for it, and won.” (can you see where this is going?)
Chase: “Is that what that circle thing is for?” (referring to the track)
Me: “huh”? The track? yes, you run on the track.”
Chase: “After you ran on the track were you the VP of Bennion?”
me: (i first giggled for a few moments) “Yep, babe. One day you can run on the track too and maybe become the president of your school, only if you win though.”
-Jami
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