Parenting 101

Ok, so how do you keep from laughing while you explain to your 5 year old who is walking around the house singing...

"CHEATER, CHEATER, WHERE'D YOU MEET THAT NO GOOD WHITE TRASH HO?"

that he should probably not sing that song???

WORD VOMIT REMORSE

Hey does anyone else out there ever have this?? You know where something comes out of your mouth and you are not sure why you just said what you did but it's already out there and too late to take it back. Or sometimes you say whatever it is and 30 minutes later after the whole conversation is over and you are running the playback through your head and all you can think is.... WHY? WHY? did I say that?? Did I need to say that? Did it help anything? WHY?!!!!????

%^&&*&^#$* Running

So, as i am headed to my spin class the other morning the husband says (he is flying nights) "why don't you go for a run with me instead?"

uumm...ok.... I guess I could do that.... so away we go....

I would like to say that we jogged side by side, enjoying each others company, got a good workout, etc. but, I just can't lie to you. I SUCK! Seriously, running is so not my sport. You people who love to run are INSANE!! ~Carey~Karen~Alexis~you know who you are! I literaly thought my throat was going to close up and my lungs were going to explode!! The thing that I can't stand the most is it is not my body, my legs are not tired, I am wearing 2 sports bras to contain the girls, everything feels great except my breathing. I get to a point that if I don't stop running and just walk I may pass out right there on the trail. Not good!

We did figure out a way that worked out and plan to do that again in the future. We run together until I can no longer take it then he sprints off a ways comes back and when he gets back to me we take off running together again. We both got a good interval workout but since it was due to the fact that I am such a LLLLOOOSER in the running dept. i'm not sure how i feel about it!

Right back at cha!!!

You know how when you were young and in trouble and your mom used your whole name you just knew that you were in deep poop....well my 5 year old used my whole name on me today in that same sinister voice...

"MOMMY LYNN FRENCH!!!"

1st day of Kindergarten

And so it begins....Monday was Carsen's first day of Kindergarten! He was so excited and I managed to make it through without a single tear!! Weird how I cried over the 5th grader but not the kindergartener!!

He is a smart little guy already and Wes once again tried to use one of his "quotes" on one of our boys with this result.....
Carsen spilled a soda in my car and started bawling...
Wes: Well it's done there is no use crying over spilled milk..
Carsen: "It wasn't MILK!!!"

Birthday??? Christmas??? What???

So, Carsen has been saying some odd things these past couple of days and finally today I caught on to what is going on in that little brain of his. He has been really talking about Halloween and planning his birthday (November) Telling me what theme, who is invited~who is not~(Sarah because she currently has a cold), what he wants. Asking if daddy will be home for Christmas.....(from his current 2 week trip) you get it. Basically, everything that happens in the winter months around here. FINALLY, today I asked him why he is planning all this stuff and his reply to me was.....

"You said it seems like it is going to be an early winter!"

Opps...I guess I did say that!

5th Grade

Sniff....Sniff...

It's the first day of 5th Grade!! I am not sure why it is bothering me except I remember 5th grade. Not bits and pieces like I remember k-4th but I actually remember... my teachers, Krissy and Kimberly my bestest 5th grade friends, my first dance...I even remember the song!! total eclipse of the heart. I guess it is all of these things and now thinking I have a 5th grader. WOW~my prayer last night involved a little of "please God don't let the next 8 years go by too fast" because the past 10 have flown by.