pic - Smilin' Simon in the middle of a turn at Dancenter.Three weeks ago Simon came down with the flu. He had stomach pain, stopped eating and lost five pounds. The doctor said it 'might' be the flu but had his blood checked just in case. Same Dr. calls back that night to say, "Simon's white blood cell count is abnormally low and we need to do some more tests to make sure he doesn't have lymphoma or leukemia". Say what?!
Yeah, I worry.
A lot.
Too much you say?
Subsequent tests showed he's fine. False alarm. We were due for a false alarm.
But Simon had missed a week of school and dance practice. He had a week of homework to make up and his take home application / test for High School Math Academy program was due. He was supposed to dance a solo at a benefit performance on March 7. He sucked it up, caught up on his work and got his application in on time. Then he choreographed and practiced his own solo tap dance for the benefit show. I had never seen it and wondered what he had come up with in a week...
Well, here it is on YouTube, to Queen's "Seaside Rendezvous".
It brought the house down.
Enjoy!
Then, a day later a real life seaside rendezvous with some kids from Los Gatos went terribly wrong. Under the category of "you never know", the front page headline in the Santa Cruz Sentinel was:
Teen Swept Out To Sea
http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/ci_11875854?source=rss
I read the article and got stuck on those two words too impossible to swallow: presumed drowned.
Yeah, I worry.
A lot.
And for good reason.
Yeah, I miss my oldest son, too.
A ton.
Every day in a different way.
I feel for Dennis' parents and know of the not-so-private hell they are going to live with for the rest of their lives. Sometimes I wonder how I ever made it this far. Then I see my youngest son dance like that with a big smile on his face - and watch while he puts a big smile on others faces, too. And I understand one big reason why I will always continue to take it one day at a time.
pic - Simon on the left showing some hip hop attitude. Note the old school Expos cap. (source: http://www.dancenterinfo.com/events.html)
Then, a day later a real life seaside rendezvous with some kids from Los Gatos went terribly wrong. Under the category of "you never know", the front page headline in the Santa Cruz Sentinel was:
Teen Swept Out To Sea
http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/ci_11875854?source=rss
I read the article and got stuck on those two words too impossible to swallow: presumed drowned.
Yeah, I worry.
A lot.
And for good reason.
Yeah, I miss my oldest son, too.
A ton.
Every day in a different way.
I feel for Dennis' parents and know of the not-so-private hell they are going to live with for the rest of their lives. Sometimes I wonder how I ever made it this far. Then I see my youngest son dance like that with a big smile on his face - and watch while he puts a big smile on others faces, too. And I understand one big reason why I will always continue to take it one day at a time.
pic - Simon on the left showing some hip hop attitude. Note the old school Expos cap. (source: http://www.dancenterinfo.com/events.html)
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2 comments:
What great energy Simon has! I'd been feeling a little low, and watching him dance raised my spirits immediately.
Thanks for showing Simon's dance. It was everything I expected it to be and more. That is pure joy watching his footwork. Thanks Scott.
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