Lucie is Resourceful Like No One Else (sorry Pioneers)

OK - you can correct me if I'm wrong - but I believe Lucie got the Girls (age 4) tap shoes and the tap outfits before they ever took a dance class. I might think that because @lisa, my LA sister, did the same thing with my niece. Or I might think that because it's true.

So this is the order in my head:
1. tap shoes
2. dance outfits
3. tap DVD
4. abandoned counter top as a dance floor

When Lucie + fam were in the middle of renovating their kitchen she held onto the old counter top for a few extra days. One night Lucie put in an instructional tap dancing DVD for the Girls (after they changed into the perfect outfits) . . .

. . .and then said, 'I knew there was a reason I kept that counter!' She ran out the door and Voila! returned with a 'dance floor.' So the Girls got to dance their heart away and make the cool tap tap tapping sound.

How Fun is Lucie?

I made a video of her family and friends all crowded in an elevator (there were 13 of us) and someone is saying, 'don't squish him' and Lucie shouts 'Squish him! Squish him!'

She's fun to be around AND she's funny (which happens to be my 2 most favorite things).

Example:
She is training for a second marathon AND has a half marathon coming up in a few days & how does she train?
When she drops her 7yr old off at a party she takes the 9 & 10 yr old with her (all boys) and instead of taking the subway home- she walks them to the West Side highway bike path and tells them to run.
So the 3 of them ran I think 35-40 blocks home (maybe 2 miles?). So she's spending time with her 3 oldest, working out and keeping her kids healthy and active.


And on a completely unrelated note - she has the skin of a 20 year old - and it's the perfect golden brown color.

OK but back to the FUN note. . .


You know you have an awesome mom when your Pine Wood Derby cars look like this




And you know your mom is Lucie when you win first prize in creativity (Wii car) and get 2nd prize for speed (Empire State Building)