Different images come to mind when you read that word.
Our daughter faces 75 kids each day. Without a chair and a whip. Nerves of steel. She is not, however, a water person. Never cared to be out on a boat. Didn't want to play in the water. So, I chuckled when she said, "Maybe I'll try your paddleboard when we come to visit."
I said something about trying out the board yesterday, but by the time we got home after breakfast and shopping, the wind had really piped up. I nixed that.
But, this morning, it was nearly calm; 72º. "So, Steph, do you want to try the paddleboard today?"
I was surprised when she said, "Sure, let's do it."
I got the board out and gave her a bit of instruction...
I suggested we keep it to a kneeling position for her first time out. And then, she was off...
Away from the dock and on her own...
She did a few laps in the canal, then came back to the dock - wanting to try standing...
Yep, she did it! I could not be more proud...
I think she felt pretty good about it, too...
And a link to a YouTube video...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU4RGKf-sfE&feature=youtu.be
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