Silly talents

7 hours in a car with 5 children should be a long day. There are some advantages of having them in a confined space without a dvd player, internet or phone service. Once the initial fight of "shotty no challenge" is over, conversation naturally happens. Well, it wasn't really conversation, it was plain and simple sillness. Cassidy started talking about all of her talents. They weren't your run of the mill skills that mothers brag about. She shared crazy talents such as identifying and communicating with wildlife, removing barbies from twist tie packaging, and her delivery of a high kick in a random dance move. Soon we had had enough of her antics and asked everyone in the car. Here are the highlights. Hayley is very good at not losing any appendages to sharks when she surfs, Kate is especially good a lighting fireworks, Billie is really really really good gymnast and Kate's friend Makena is a world class yoddler (we had to help her, she just doesn't do silly) The lists went on and on, there were many talents they hadn't even tried, but the response was "how do you know it's not a talent?" Hmm I didn't. How many times and I stopped myself from trying something because I have already decided I won't be good at it? Geez, I think my silly smarty pant kids taught me something today. By the way I am really really good at passing cars on the highway and disco dancing!