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Sierra Shield's avatar

Love your post and the Olympics! Can't wait to watch and rooting for Simone Biles and Team USA to get the GOLD this year. I know just what you mean about the floor gymnastics event. And the balance beam always makes me hold my breath as they try and stick the landings. What incredible athletes! Thank you for writing such a fun post and HAPPY OLYMPICS 2024 from PARIS (also one of my favorite places in the world). By the way I hope you got Paramount to stream them. I have Peacock but not Paramount. But I will be watching them with granny the old fashioned way on NBC! :-)

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Alexis Davis's avatar

We don’t have paramount but we are signed in to peacock now and I’ve read they are the new home to the Olympics so I’m sure they will have plenty of content!! Can’t wait for opening ceremonies tonight!

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Sri Juneja's avatar

Love, love, love everything about this post! And, to bring you some joy, I give you the gift of this epic TT: https://www.tiktok.com/@mollycarlson/video/7391921100336188714?_r=1&_t=8o39zQjrZnD

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Alexis Davis's avatar

Ughhhh I can’t see it because I don’t tiktok! Describe it to me? Jk jk

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Sri Juneja's avatar

Oh I don’t have TT either but you should be able to watch it on your computer! I’ll try to find a YT or IG version.

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Alexis Davis's avatar

Ooo I haven’t tried on my computer yet!

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Niamh Fahy's avatar

Putting my hand up for the synchronized swimming with you!!

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Alexis Davis's avatar

All the synchronized things! They are so weird and so fun. I also read that one Olympic year they had solo synchronized swimming which seems really odd.

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Grace Riley's avatar

Love these recommendations—makes me excited for Friday and all that’s to come in Paris. I got two of the She Persisted books today about Olympians (Flo-Jo and Diana Taurasi…our system didn’t have Simone Biles for whatever reason) from the library not realizing that they were chapter books and not picture books. Haven’t given them a go yet, but may try to pivot quickly and get some of these to get my 3 year old pumped to watch some Olympics! And how fun to think about doing some competitions of our own…!

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Alexis Davis's avatar

Thank you!! I still haven’t checked out the she persisted series! We are right on the cusp of chapter books with the my older kid so my 3 year old will tolerate them if they are in the right mood 🤣

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Sri Juneja's avatar

My kid LOVES the She Persisted series. Will just randomly throw out "Harriet Tubman" and make me feel like the best parent ever (it's a short-lived millisecond but I will TAKE IT!).

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Grace Riley's avatar

Okay awesome!! Love that. I won’t rule them out yet as “beyond” us!

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Kelly Champagne's avatar

Can't wait to get Dude for my little guy who is calling everyone dude lately!

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Alexis Davis's avatar

Dude, it is so cute! And will amp up the word usage even more I am sure. What a funny thing to call everyone. My littlest just keeps calling everyone “that guy/girl”

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Jess Tholmer's avatar

I am humming "Eye of the Tiger." Is that not right?

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Alexis Davis's avatar

Bahahaha yessss that is pretty much correct

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