I had to laugh when I listened to my phone messages - Curves called wondering where I've been the past two weeks... I thought about my answer and somehow I don't think they'll believe me.

I've been coordinating a series of junior golf tournaments for kids over the past two weeks and, ironically, I've never golfed! How does a one-legged lady find herself putting together a Junior Divot Tournament for 40 kids every year for the past (almost) two decades? Well, somebody asked for help and I said, "Sure!"

If you don't ask, you don't get!

I'm sure Fred Wellsby had no idea when he asked The Chilliwack Optimist Club if there was any chance one of our members would be available to lend him a hand running a kid's golf tournament that, years after he'd passed away, the tournament would still be as popular as he'd dreamed it would be when he began.

If you don't ask, you don't get!

Fred asked for help and, even though I knew NOTHING about golf, I thought it would be fun to learn about the game and help the kids. It was and it still is. I couldn't run the tournaments by myself so I've had to recruit two other helpers since Fred passed away and, guess what? They don't golf either!

If you don't ask, you don't get!

The tournament ended today so I guess I'll drop by Curves tomorrow and try to explain why I haven't been in for the past two weeks - think they'll buy it? As much as I don't like working out in the gym I have to get back to it - my summer break is over and I'm just about out of excuses...

Like so many things in life that fall by the wayside for lack of 'asking' for help, I'm glad Curves called to ask where I was... and WHEN I was coming back... guess I'm committed because

THEY ASKED....