Soleil the Hula Hooper

Soleil has recently taken up hula-hooping.  She wanted to pay for one with her own money last weekend, having seen a classmate at school who had been doing it at recess.  So, she broke into the ole' piggy bank, got out her dollar, and we took her to the dollar store.  She was a little "rough around the edges" as she began, but I have to hand it to her--she REALLY wanted to learn how to do it.  She has been practicing all week and after just four or five days, she's become very good. 

So, this morning, she told Ang that she needed to give it a try.  Well, Ang thought she'd be pretty good at it, so she gave it a try.  Ummm, nah.  And, rather Ang than being given the opportunity to discretely extricate herself from an embarrassing situation, Soleil was very direct about her thoughts.  After observing Ang's efforts, she said, "Mom, I think you have to be a lot younger and a lot skinnier to do this.  Here, let me show you how it's done!"  Having been sufficiently demoralized, Ang skulked off with her proverbial tail between her legs while Soleil proceeded with her hula-hooping.  Poor Ang.