Personal Best...

UPDATE:
Day two of Lilly's competitions and she just blew
us all away.

For a good performance everything needs to go
to plan... and in some cases it's not just a matter how
hard you train or how many run throughs you do,
success can depend on many outside factors that you
just can't plan for. Well poor Lilly had to combat
an equipment malfunction and at another point she
had what's best described as a fleeting moment of
performance anxiety... you know, a little more than
nerves and not quite stage fright (couldn't be a result of
the negative comments that get thrown about, could
it?)... but despite these set backs, and to her credit
as the trooper that she is, she raised herself up to
the next level and got awarded a FIRST.

Now THAT's a personal best.

Well done Lilly.

Love Butch'n'Bear.


I would like to pay tribute to someone that Butch and I
are very proud of...

We know a young lady that's doing extremely well in her
chosen discipline, in which she competed last night to a
very high standard and saw here come in 3rd behind
older and more experienced competitors.

Congratulations Lilly.
Your mother is very proud of you, as
is the rest of your family and friends.

Lilly's relatively new to, and by all accounts wonderfully able
in, the discipline that she has chosen. Despite her age and
the level at which she competes, Lilly gives her all and more,
and often performs at a level beyond expectation.

But that's not the personal best to which I refer...

Apparently, as Lilly was preparing to compete, another
competitor from the same club as Lilly tried to put
her down by making some snide remark to her to the
effect that she would be lucky to get an Honourable
Mention (HM). But Lilly, in her quiet way, and to her
credit, focussed on the task at hand and as you know
came in 3rd against some pretty stiff competition.

Lilly doesn't indulge in such behaviour as to try and
undermine someone's confidence, and in fact from
what I've heard, she's very supportive and encouraging
of others. A real 'good sport'. And there in is her
Personal Best.

And as for the 'team mate'?

Well she got a HM... here.
Oh hang on, that should read D-HM.
(DisHonourable Mention)


(Well... just because Lilly did the right thing and
shrugged off the negativity of her team mate... it
doesn't mean I have to.)


Cheers.