Snow White is a ball girl for the college volleyball team. She takes her job of running after balls and wiping off the sweat very seriously. She has a friend, M, that volunteers with her, and M's mom and I just thought the girls were so cute doing their job. The girls really liked mingling with the college mascot and giving all of the volleyball players high fives as they introduced them to the crowd. Fun stuff.
On Sunday, we Skyped with Grandma. (For those of you, like me, who are not technically minded, Skyping is an online telephone conference call with your computer camera. Sort of Back to the Future technology stuff. Pretty cool.) Snow White wanted to tell Grandma about being a ball girl. Only Grandma didn't really know what a ball girl was, so Snow White was having a hard time explaining it. She was assuming that Grandma knew most of what a ball girl does, and her explanations were sort of going over Grandma's head. King suggested she start at the beginning. He said, "Pretend Grandma is an alien, and she has no idea what volleyball ball girls do, and start explaining it to her that way."
Snow White waved her hand at Grandma on the computer screen, smiled, and very slowly said, "Greetings."
King and I about fell off the couch laughing.
September 9, 2009
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That is awesome. :)
ReplyDeleteHilarious!
ReplyDeleteThat's hilarious! And isn't Skype the best invention ever? It's so nice to be able to live across the country and still see our families on a regular basis.
ReplyDeleteSO cute. Love her sense of humor which both of her parents have. Skype must be better than the old camera setup we had years ago.
ReplyDeleteVery clever. I would have spit laughing.
ReplyDeleteSo funny!
ReplyDeleteWe are a Skype loving household.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was in college I was a ball girl for the girls profession basketball team in Utah (the Starz - who later moved to Texas or something). It was awesome. I took my minimum paying job very seriously and came away with a serious amount of "gear." it was a great job. It's hard not to get swept up in the excitement of the game. That is great that your daughter can be so involved!