Friday, September 24, 2010

Up in Arms or Embracing My Inner Grandma

As Ethan hopped out of the car on his way to kindergarten,  I ethusiastically waved goodbye.   Just then, something caught the corner of my eye.

"Did you see that, Ellerie?"  I asked my almost three year old in the backseat.

"What Mommy?"  she replied.

"Oh nothing, "I said.

I knew that I had seen something, but as my eyes scanned the front passenger seat of my van,  I didn't detect anything out of the ordinary.  Not one to worry, I shrugged it off, and I went on my way.

But, as I pulled away from the curb to drive back home,  I spied one of my girlfriends pushing a stroller on the sidewalk.  I rolled down the window, shouted a "Hey there!", and once again, waved enthusiastically.

And . . . I saw it again.  

There it was!  A flash of tan.  When I waved.  And with a sinking feeling, I instantly knew what it was.

It was me.

It was my arm.

Flapping . . .as I waved.


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After I recovered from the horror of discovering that I now have my grandma's arms,  I booked myself a session at the gym with a trainer.

That's right.

I'm not succumbing to my grandma arms without a fight.

(Cue Rocky music.)

Tricep dips, here I come!

6 comments:

  1. I call mine Oprah arms. I use them to fan the children whilst standing in long lines at amusement parks and zoos.

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  2. Oh boy, this has happened to me too. Made me do push-ups for weeks (I don't think that's the exercise to combat arm flap, but I did them anyway!)

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  3. I joined a gym about a month ago...I know right where you're coming from. :)

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  4. I'm sorry, but I lol'd. At least you got a blog post out of it. :-)

    I am Fickle Cattle.

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  5. Oh boy. Nothing like that to ruin a perfectly good day. Good luck with those bicept dips. Ugh!

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  6. Maybe the cabbage patch would help! LOL! but I'm sure it's not as bad as you think...thanks for visiting during my SITS day!

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