Monthly Archives: April 2013

My Failed Attempt at Running

More About Me

There’s that saying that the only failure is in not trying, or something like that.  I personally disagree.  If I KNOW I’m going to fail, I don’t want to try.  It’s too big of a blow to my pride to fail.  I would really much rather not try than fail.  Those are definitely two separate experiences for me.

“I don’t run,” I’ve always said, and blamed it on my asthma.  I actually grew out of asthma when I was 18, but it does somehow make a comeback when I run – even one length of a gym.  But I need … Read the rest

Wednesday Wit: April 24, 2013

Wednesday Wit

I love how my children seem to have so much knowledge on so many subjects, especially their own personal history.  I try not to correct them, but just listen and nod and stifle my laughs.  Last night at dinner Grace informed me that when she was 4 her hair was VERY long, like all the way down her back.

No, dear.  When you were 4 you did this…

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Don’t Eat Your Children

Parenting

Last night was one of THOSE nights.  One of those nights where Chad needed to take over bedtime because I was thinking ugly thoughts about my children.  The sad thing is, it was a good evening until about the last thirty minutes…

The kids did their homework right away so they could play outside without interruption until supper.  Supper was going well, then Grace said she wasn’t feeling well – which I later decided was just a desire to not eat her vegetables because she recovered as soon as supper was over.  After supper we went for a family walk.  … Read the rest

My Children Ran Away Today. Sort Of.

Kids

After school today, I informed the children that because they had lost our new Apple TV remote they would not be allowed to watch TV until it was found.  I also informed them that they were still on bedroom duty because their rooms did not get clean yesterday.  Ada went to get a snack, Grace and Eli proceeded to grunt and groan and stomp their feet about how unfair it was.  I explained to them that we did not lose the remote, and we did not make their rooms a mess, so in fact it was fair and that would … Read the rest

Wednesday Wit: April 11, 2013

Wednesday Wit

Ada: When I honk my bicycle horn in my ear it doesn’t hurt because it makes my ear numb.

Ada: Is this a bicycle horn, or an ah horn?
Me: What?
Ada: An ah horn?
Me: What’s that?
Ada: You know.  That’s the sound it makes.  It goes, “AAAHHHH” when you squeeze it.

Ada: We went to two grocery stores.  Or…. dos markets.
Me: Is that the spanish word for grocery store?
Ada: I do not know.

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