Memories of Poodle

Happy Birthday, Poodle!! (Sorry this is a day late, but I didn't have my computer with me in Houston)
There are many great memories of Poodle, but these are some of my favorites:

Her High School adventures:
Getting her out of school when I had a break from school so we could go to lunch.
Being the only one in her physics class that wasn't cheating on the exams. (Ironic that she's now a physics teacher)
Refusing to complain when she fell while rollerskating with friends. I forced her to see a doctor, who confirmed she had a broken arm.
Insisting on competing in Color Guard with above-mentioned arm (she soon found out it was a little difficult to catch the rifle with a cast.) She stayed at the practices and watched them practice while her arm was in the cast.

Her Sports adventures:
Picking daisies in right field - she really wanted to play baseball, but when she signed up she found herself out in right field most of the time. She entertained everyone by dancing around brushing the flowers with her mitt. (not to worry, the ball never even came close to her)
Running around with "google eyes" on the soccer field. She made upside down goggles with her hands and ran around on the soccer field oblivious of the soccer ball or her teammates.
Swim team - this was her favorite. She and Andy Holleman painted their faces for the races and wore off more energy running around than swimming. As payback, she gets to coach swimming for Bullis School.
Actually, in high school she competed
in color guard and track and did quite well. And her second attempt at baseball with the fam was a smashing success.




The Stubborn Era:
Poodle takes the cake as most stubborn child, although actually, she doesn't come across that way. She seems so sweet and easy-going. Try getting her to go into a store, or get her picture taken when she has decided she doesn't want to. This photographer almost had her for a minute, because he was so funny, but she held her ground, stolidly refusing to smile.

Poodle, the adventurer:
We have great family memories of fun trips with Poodle to Utah, Yellowstone, Brazil, and Mexico. She has also been to France, Costa Rica, and on a Sisters' cruise. She not only has a sense of adventure, but a great sense of humor as well.









And, as we all know, she has been and always will be the queen of fashion!

I love you, Poodle!