Saturday, January 27, 2007
What a good day for my shy girl
I am a really proud parent today! My eldest daughter (8) played a great basketball game and even though they didn't win, she won something huge...confidence in herself! She has always been a very shy girl, very intelligent and friendly, but brutally shy. She plays tons of sports, mostly team oriented and this session is basketball. After weeks and weeks of great defense and little to no offense, the girls finally started making some shots last week. My daughter was the only one not to make it yet, but she is playing guard so the coach told me not to be too concerned. I certainly was concerned! She shoots at the hoop when we play horse and kicks my butt! Swish 90% of the time, but I know she gets "too embarrassed at the thought of missing in the game"...so I did what all good parents do...I bribed her!!! I told her for every 3 shots she attempts during the game I will do one of her chores for her. It worked! She shot 3 times last game, and even if she didn't make it, she saw there was nothing to be embarrassed about. I got to unload the dishwasher and see her gloat all week--I secretly got a kick out of it, but played the "poor mom" card all week. She LOVED it. Today was the big game...they played a team with 11 boys, and hers only had 5 show due to strep throat running rampid in her school...she shot a total of 4 times and made 3! She also made one that would be considered a 3 pointer and the crowd was on their feet she said. The first thing she did when they went for ice cream afterward was call me and tell me. I was so, so proud and she knew it. I asked her if she was glad she didn't have to do dishes, and she said, "Mom, I know why you did that, and I'll do my chores. Thanks for being so cool."
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I'm sorry I haven't answered your question yet! I've been so busy with my other class, English and my new job that I barely have time for anything else!!
Let's see. First off you'll need the addresses of everyone's blogs. Then, sign into Blogger. There will be a box that says "Manager your Blogger" and should list your blog and give you the options to manage "Posts," "Settings," and "Layout."
Click "Layout."
You'll come to a page that says "Add and Arrange Page Elements." Depending on the style of your blogger, there should be an Add Page Element link. I'm guessing it's probably on the left. Click it.
A pop-up window will show. Click on "Add to Blog" under "Links List"
A "Configure Links List" window will pop-up. Your title can be "My English Classmates" like mine is or something similar. Where it says "New Site URL" type in the address of one of your classmates blogs. Then type the "New Site Name" which would be their name.
Once you're finished with that, "Add Link" Repeat the same steps to add more than one link. :c)
Make sure, and this is IMPORTANT, that when you are through you scroll to the bottom of the pop-up window and click "Save Changes." I forgot to do this once before and it deleted everything I linked!
Good luck! And if you have any other questions, let me know!
I have two things. First, congrats to your daughter. I used to be like that when I was in JROTC. Second, how did you get everyone's blog url on your page?
Nevermind, I see it right above the comment I just posted. I guess I need some new glasses.
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