Book Excerpt II

Below is an excerpt from another chapter of my book.

Some of us go through awkward, adolescent years. I was swimming in it. Try having the most expensive head on the block. Growing up near Pittsburgh, I was always an outdoor kid especially during the winter months. I loved to go sled riding, participate in snowball fights and ski downhill. This would cause my mother considerable amount of worrywart moments. Not only did I wear hearing aids, but I wore braces in addition to glasses. Guys weren't exactly burning up the phone lines to ask me out with that much money riding on my noggin.  Mom would say the same thing to me every time I walked out the door: Honey, I can live with a broken arm or leg, but just don’t let anything happen to that head of yours. I don’t have enough insurance coverage on it! I never let it stop me. At an early age, I figured I was invincible. My head was loaded with appliances, but I managed to avoid the ER. 

     When I reached high school, my braces came off and my glasses were replaced with contact lenses. I gradually grew out of what I considered to be my dweeb phase and tried out for the majorettes. I had never twirled a baton until two weeks before tryouts and, to my surprise, I made the squad.