The kids have been saying interesting things lately. For the past month (probably more), Frances has been asking "why?" to everything.
Get your shoes on.
Why?
Because we need to go to the gym.
Why?
To get in shape.
Why?
...
That is pretty normal for a three year old.
But now Johann has started asking why, too. I don't think he really knows what it means but I think that he likes that we keep talking to him as we explain things. It's just kinda strange to hear him ask "why" when he doesn't really do much other talking (other than "bite" for "can I have a bite of that", "mil" for milk and of course "No. No. No. No No." for "No. No. No. No. No.").
He really does seem to appreciate the answers though because unlike Frances, he will stop asking why once you have explained it. And he is adorable when he is asking.
Frances said something interesting today after I sneezed. I normally say "gesundheit" to a sneeze but Arial says "bless you". Today, Frances decided to combine the two with "Goodblessheit".
mwz
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Monday, July 09, 2007
10K
Arial and I ran a 10K this weekend. It was to be an indication of how our training was going. If we sucked, that would have made some of the longer races and triathlons coming in the future worrisome. If we did well, we could feel a little better about ourselves.
Two days before the race, I ran by myself for 4.7 miles. That went poorly. I finished but I was completely dead by the end. I was really worried about the 10K because I knew that I was going to be pushing the children in the stroller *and* going farther.
But (to kill any suspense) we did pretty well. We wound up running an average of 10:41 miles and while we weren't in the front of the pack (or the middle) we did beat some people.
When we started, the whole crowd zoomed ahead. There were maybe 8 people behind us. It was actually kinda neat to see the river of people ahead of us.
At about the 2 mile mark we got caught up with the 5K people (they started later than us and we shared some of the same route). That made it hard to know how we were doing against the 10K people.
It was a pain to get through the walkers. Most were good about giving us room but some just seemed to be in their own world. That did feel good to pass some people though, especially knowing that they were doing a lesser distance.
We dodged a few sprinklers that good-intentioned people left in the middle of the street. Both kids slept (Johann more than Frances). We met up with and passed the 5K people again (the route was a loop) and finished.
We both felt pretty good at the end. Neither were gasping for air or falling over. I'm not saying we felt like doing the race again but we felt great for just having run a 10K.
So, I am now feeling a little better about our training. I am still afraid of swimming nearly a mile, though.
mwz
Two days before the race, I ran by myself for 4.7 miles. That went poorly. I finished but I was completely dead by the end. I was really worried about the 10K because I knew that I was going to be pushing the children in the stroller *and* going farther.
But (to kill any suspense) we did pretty well. We wound up running an average of 10:41 miles and while we weren't in the front of the pack (or the middle) we did beat some people.
When we started, the whole crowd zoomed ahead. There were maybe 8 people behind us. It was actually kinda neat to see the river of people ahead of us.
At about the 2 mile mark we got caught up with the 5K people (they started later than us and we shared some of the same route). That made it hard to know how we were doing against the 10K people.
It was a pain to get through the walkers. Most were good about giving us room but some just seemed to be in their own world. That did feel good to pass some people though, especially knowing that they were doing a lesser distance.
We dodged a few sprinklers that good-intentioned people left in the middle of the street. Both kids slept (Johann more than Frances). We met up with and passed the 5K people again (the route was a loop) and finished.
We both felt pretty good at the end. Neither were gasping for air or falling over. I'm not saying we felt like doing the race again but we felt great for just having run a 10K.
So, I am now feeling a little better about our training. I am still afraid of swimming nearly a mile, though.
mwz
Wednesday, July 04, 2007
Fourth of July Parade
Happy Independence Day.
Today, we went to the 4rth of July parade. They are pretty serious about their parades here. A number of people put up shade tents for sitting under and for good reason. The parade was over an hour and a half long.
We did find pretty good spots facing away from the sun. There were two little girls next to us about Frances' age. I thought it would be nice for Frances but it turn out that they were just competition for candy.
There was a lot of candy. It was like I remembered it as a kid (not like how they did it in the city we used to live in. Although, there were no marching bands. It didn't seem right. Not even a Scottish, bagpipe group.
I was very proud of Frances. She and another little girl were going after the same piece of candy. Frances got it and the other girls started crying. Without any intervention, she went over and gave the girl the candy. She is a nice person.
I proceeded to taunt the other mother by chanting, "My daughter is nicer than yours is". Okay, that's not true but I was very pleased by Frances' actions.
We ate lunch at church and now the kids are taking naps.
If all goes as planned, there will be swimming and fireworks later.
mwz
Today, we went to the 4rth of July parade. They are pretty serious about their parades here. A number of people put up shade tents for sitting under and for good reason. The parade was over an hour and a half long.
We did find pretty good spots facing away from the sun. There were two little girls next to us about Frances' age. I thought it would be nice for Frances but it turn out that they were just competition for candy.
There was a lot of candy. It was like I remembered it as a kid (not like how they did it in the city we used to live in. Although, there were no marching bands. It didn't seem right. Not even a Scottish, bagpipe group.
I was very proud of Frances. She and another little girl were going after the same piece of candy. Frances got it and the other girls started crying. Without any intervention, she went over and gave the girl the candy. She is a nice person.
I proceeded to taunt the other mother by chanting, "My daughter is nicer than yours is". Okay, that's not true but I was very pleased by Frances' actions.
We ate lunch at church and now the kids are taking naps.
If all goes as planned, there will be swimming and fireworks later.
mwz
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