Random Thoughts VIII: The Ocho

[cstrunk]

Woke up alive, but dying again.

 

[jcyclonee]

Woke up alive, but dying again.

Dying, as in, "So long dear world"? Or dying as in, I need to change the color of these jeans to better match my tuxedo t-shirt?

 

[coolerifyoudid]

Woke up alive, but dying again.

I saw one like on this post and guessed correctly that it was from JC.

 

[VeloClone]

Ha, I am 64 now and running is pretty much years in my rear view mirror. I miss it a lot and enjoy you guys talking about it.

Mostly ran 5K, 10K, 5 milers and the Bix 7 a bunch of times. The same right foot metatarsal fractures and strains that finally retired me keep my mileage below marathon training distances. Longest race was Twin Cities Lakes 25k.

Chin up, Boxster. We still need you. We'll still feed you.

 

[ImJustKCClone]

First baseball game tonight in a suburb about 30 minutes away. The son needs to be there at 5:15.
First regular season softball game tonight in town. Daughter needs to be there at 5:45.
Teenager wants to go to the gym at 6:00.
Mrs JCyclonee has conferences.

Teenager either rides her bike or doesn't go and thank goodness for neighbors.

My favorite night was Bondurant at 5.30 (jr hi wrestling), Jefferson at 6.00 for V/JV wrestling, Huxley at 6.30 for JV basketball. Times are approximate because it was over 20 years ago...but the start times were staggered by 1/2 hour. PapaLew did Bondurant & Huxley; I did Jefferson. Divide & conquer.

 

[ImJustKCClone]

Same thing for puppies.

Housebreaking is NOT going well.

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

Dying, as in, "So long dear world"? Or dying as in, I need to change the color of these jeans to better match my tuxedo t-shirt?

I think Pants already established that he doesn't need to wear pants in the infield

 

[VeloClone]

The Fedex and mail drivers are also ladies.

Seriously, Chaser? With your track record you think you are ever going to see any of them?

 

[VeloClone]

I don't like the big ones, but I love the miniature ones.

That's definitely not WSS.

 

[00clone]

Same thing for puppies.

Housebreaking is NOT going well.

Yeah, get back to us parents if "housebreaking" takes 4 years. wink: I keed, I keed. I feel for ya.

On that note, though, housebreaking for littlest00 has had a positive development, 2 nights in a row with a dry pullup. Kind of a breakthru last week when during bedtime stories I smelled urine and realized he was just considering it free game once his pullup was on. We talked to him about going before putting on his pullup, and going in the morning when he got up if he needed to. He proudly announced his dry pullup this morning at 5:40 as he headed off to the bathroom and I made his breakfast.

 

[jcyclonee]

I saw one like on this post and guessed correctly that it was from JC.

cstrunk and I:

 

[jcyclonee]

Yeah, get back to us parents if "housebreaking" takes 4 years. wink: I keed, I keed. I feel for ya.

On that note, though, housebreaking for littlest00 has had a positive development, 2 nights in a row with a dry pullup. Kind of a breakthru last week when during bedtime stories I smelled urine and realized he was just considering it free game once his pullup was on. We talked to him about going before putting on his pullup, and going in the morning when he got up if he needed to. He proudly announced his dry pullup this morning at 5:40 as he headed off to the bathroom and I made his breakfast.

That is a happy day.

 

[cyrevkah]

Hey Rev - driving home last night I caught part of an announcement of an upcoming event on the reader board north of Hilton. That pig thing (Peppy...Pippa...something like that) that Z likes will be in Ames in October. Didn't catch where, but probably Fischer or C Y Stephens...

Thank you for mentioning it. It's on the Marque rotation now.
Currently the good seats are still tied to the VIP package. Blech. We're holding out to see if some free up closer to Oct.

 

[VeloClone]

cstrunk and I:

cstrunk, you're not fooling anyone.

 

[cyrevkah]

do people like older children or do they only have kids for the birth-5 years old stage?

i watch our son (he's one) and it's the greatest thing in the world. my heartbeat. but i see kids like 12 running around and i wonder if people miss the younger years and all want to go back.

I hear both. Generally it keeps getting harder, but there are new things to awww over.

 

[VeloClone]

I honestly kind of struggled to be that close to little00 until he was old enough to interact. The first few months I felt like a psychopath because I wasn't all googly in love with him. (I now realize this isn't uncommon, but no one told me that). I did fall in love with littlest00 right away, but only because I knew what would be coming.

I enjoy spending time with my boys doing things now (3.5 and 5.5). A few months ago, we tore apart an engine I had laying around out of an old snowblower. They weren't much help, but they were fascinated, and would turn the wrench. Little00 ran an electric impact wrench when I last rotated tires. I think that'll increase as they are more helpful and learn things.

I think it depends on your perspective on parenting. If your validation comes from 'mothering' them, you can long for the younger days. (I use the 'mothering' term in the wrong, but stereotypical form there...they're completely dependant on you...that's not true mothering, but some in our society have made it that). If your validation comes from watching them go from completely helpless to completely self sufficient, you don't lose it, it gets more exciting.

Here's my boy putting together an IKEA shelving unit about a year ago. We did it on a Sunday afternoon, hence the wife beater when he took off his dress shirt to get down to business.

 

[BoxsterCy]

cstrunk and I:

I was going to go Princess Bride and "mostly dead" but yours was better.

 

[jcyclonee]

Same thing for puppies.

Housebreaking is NOT going well.

 

[cyrevkah]

55, will bribery work?


I am hoping to seriously start training soon. She will tell some people sometimes when she needs a diaper change.

 

[VeloClone]

After mowing the lawn on Friday I asked my wife why is it dads take longer to do every project than other men?
She didn't know why.

A. Because they have help.