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Post by wedding on May 20, 2021 13:43:34 GMT -6
mamabear I have not felt pressure to figure out C's "thing". He has always wanted to try so many things so I've given him those opportunities. Football has been something he has loved from the start though. I was kind of trying to steer him away from it hoping the would like something less contact filled. Reading was my thing as a kid. I am not sporty in the least. In fact, when I tried to pitch to C and his friends the other night I realized I am still just as afraid of the ball as I used to be and regressed to elementary gym class. I tried a few things because my dad really wanted me to be sporty and didn't understand why I wasn't, but nothing clicked and I didn't enjoy it. I also tried art, band, choir, guitar, etc. I really tried everything but it just wasn't who I was. That said, take the pressure off of yourself and if your kid expresses an interest in something, try to check it out but there may not be something that clicks like that.
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Post by wedding on May 20, 2021 13:45:37 GMT -6
What a beautiful day here! I biked C to school and back and we are biking to baseball soon. I also went for a nice walk and had time to read outside. I am going to miss this work from home life for sure! Tomorrow I took the day off and DH and I are going to the outlets. He lost about 30# since January and desperately needs some clothes. I need shorts, sandals, and maybe a couple new pieces for returning to work.
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Post by trtlcrzy on May 20, 2021 15:14:55 GMT -6
Hey. Today was S’s last day of school. H still has school till the middle of next week. I’m ready for summer but not ready for my kids to be home full time. I have to work tonight and am not feeling it, again. I hope it’s less crazy than Tuesday night was.
I let my kids tell me what activities they want to try but I haven’t pushed anything. H really likes soccer. Neither girl wants to do dance again. I plan to put them into swimming lessons this summer again.
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Post by trtlcrzy on May 20, 2021 15:18:03 GMT -6
I want to do a family trip at the end of June but I legit have no idea where to go. Somewhere with a beach is really my goal. I also don’t want it to be super expensive. Any ideas?
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Post by kim22 on May 20, 2021 15:21:01 GMT -6
I didn’t do much when it came to sports as a kid because my mom convinced us we were poor but we weren’t. Now obviously my kids do all the sports and DD is going to have some big decisions coming up. She’s maxed out the levels offered at her current gym so we have to go to their other location or find somewhere new or hold her back a level for another year but she has also been killing it on this new soccer team. She’s current at gymnastics Monday, Wednesday, Friday and soccer the other 4 days. It was alright this year because school ends at 1 so it gave her several hours break each day but that won’t be next year and she will need to be out of the house 1.5 hours earlier for middle school in September. She also wants to run track and would probably be a superstar doing that. T’s friends are trying out for travel soccer for the fall but I’m just leaving him in Rec for another year. He really liked the lacrosse clinic that ends tonight and he was pretty good at it but it’s not a big sport here and some seasons they don’t have enough kids to make a real team. Little C wants to go to “nastics”. Once I figure out if/where DD is going, I will try to find him a class.
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Post by kim22 on May 20, 2021 15:22:52 GMT -6
In other news, sports this weekend are not my problem because tomorrow after I leave for my girl’s weekend at the Vineyard. I don’t even know these girls but who cares, I’m so ready!
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Post by inthekitty on May 20, 2021 15:53:43 GMT -6
My boss usually never gets anything accomplished when we need something from him, but amazingly enough he was on it and got me a new computer. However, it's a used computer and has been in a closet so long not hooked up to the network so nothing works. So he let me return home to TW for the next two days since my old computer works there while they set up my new computer. But the whole ordeal took 5 hours so I have gotten nothing done today and the work is piling up.
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Post by lahdeedah on May 20, 2021 17:42:52 GMT -6
I didn’t do much when it came to sports as a kid because my mom convinced us we were poor but we weren’t. Now obviously my kids do all the sports and DD is going to have some big decisions coming up. She’s maxed out the levels offered at her current gym so we have to go to their other location or find somewhere new or hold her back a level for another year but she has also been killing it on this new soccer team. She’s current at gymnastics Monday, Wednesday, Friday and soccer the other 4 days. It was alright this year because school ends at 1 so it gave her several hours break each day but that won’t be next year and she will need to be out of the house 1.5 hours earlier for middle school in September. She also wants to run track and would probably be a superstar doing that. T’s friends are trying out for travel soccer for the fall but I’m just leaving him in Rec for another year. He really liked the lacrosse clinic that ends tonight and he was pretty good at it but it’s not a big sport here and some seasons they don’t have enough kids to make a real team. Little C wants to go to “nastics”. Once I figure out if/where DD is going, I will try to find him a class. I actually have wanted to try M2 at gymnastics. He is always flipping and what not and he may be good at it, but also he is sturdy, so that may hinder him. 😂😂
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Post by lahdeedah on May 20, 2021 17:57:48 GMT -6
In other news, sports this weekend are not my problem because tomorrow after I leave for my girl’s weekend at the Vineyard. I don’t even know these girls but who cares, I’m so ready! You crack me up! 😂 give me this energy all summer. Anyone have a trip I can jump on??Don’t know you, but who cares??! I’m ready to traavellll and be kid free🤣
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Post by kim22 on May 20, 2021 21:15:44 GMT -6
In other news, sports this weekend are not my problem because tomorrow after I leave for my girl’s weekend at the Vineyard. I don’t even know these girls but who cares, I’m so ready! You crack me up! 😂 give me this energy all summer. Anyone have a trip I can jump on??Don’t know you, but who cares??! I’m ready to traavellll and be kid free🤣 I really hope you love your new town and stay for a long time but if you don’t, I hope you find your way to the Northeast. I think we’d have lots of fun.
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Post by lahdeedah on May 20, 2021 21:53:57 GMT -6
You crack me up! 😂 give me this energy all summer. Anyone have a trip I can jump on??Don’t know you, but who cares??! I’m ready to traavellll and be kid free🤣 I really hope you love your new town and stay for a long time but if you don’t, I hope you find your way to the Northeast. I think we’d have lots of fun. 🥰 We would.
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Post by jewels on May 21, 2021 5:21:05 GMT -6
You crack me up! 😂 give me this energy all summer. Anyone have a trip I can jump on??Don’t know you, but who cares??! I’m ready to traavellll and be kid free🤣 I really hope you love your new town and stay for a long time but if you don’t, I hope you find your way to the Northeast. I think we’d have lots of fun. +1 to this lahdeedah. Plus maybe it would get kim22 and I to finally meet!!
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Post by nam2013 on May 21, 2021 5:35:45 GMT -6
I really hope you love your new town and stay for a long time but if you don’t, I hope you find your way to the Northeast. I think we’d have lots of fun. +1 to this lahdeedah. Plus maybe it would get kim22 and I to finally meet!! I promise next time I’m in your neck of the woods I’ll make time! Our plan is in 5 years, we’ll still be here right... say yes!
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Post by wineallthetime on May 21, 2021 11:04:43 GMT -6
nam2013 I have noticed so many family bikes like yours here lately. You must have great leg muscles biking the kids around. I saw a woman on my way back from drop off this morning with 3 kids in her bucket. I don't know how you do it! When it’s all three kids on/in there it is hard work, the bike weighs about 140lbs and all three kids combined about 100, so yes it’s heavy! So I have some serious calves and thighs of steel 😂😂😂. Most people over here have electric bikes these days, you still have to peddle, but not as hard. But they’re are about twice as much ($3000+ depending on brand) as a non electric bike 🤷🏼♀️. I still think it’s the best purchase we ever did! Do you just strap the baby in a car seat? Curious how that works!
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Post by kim22 on May 21, 2021 11:26:09 GMT -6
I really hope you love your new town and stay for a long time but if you don’t, I hope you find your way to the Northeast. I think we’d have lots of fun. +1 to this lahdeedah. Plus maybe it would get kim22 and I to finally meet!! We need to make that happen! They closed my Zinburger for good, I’m so sad but it is supposed to become a taco and margarita place so at least there is hope I might like that.
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Post by kim22 on May 21, 2021 11:27:18 GMT -6
+1 to this lahdeedah. Plus maybe it would get kim22 and I to finally meet!! I promise next time I’m in your neck of the woods I’ll make time! Our plan is in 5 years, we’ll still be here right... say yes! I’ll be here, I’m going for the first grandma on N13 award. I hope to make it out your way in the next few years to see friends in Sweden, I would love to see you too!
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Post by jewels on May 21, 2021 11:47:12 GMT -6
+1 to this lahdeedah . Plus maybe it would get kim22 and I to finally meet!! We need to make that happen! They closed my Zinburger for good, I’m so sad but it is supposed to become a taco and margarita place so at least there is hope I might like that. Oh no! I didn't realized they closed it!! I loved going there! They were supposed to put one in by me but I heard it's going to be a different/not as great chain instead. But yes definitely we need to meet up sometime. I literally am 10 minutes from you every time I go to work
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Post by nam2013 on May 21, 2021 12:08:55 GMT -6
I promise next time I’m in your neck of the woods I’ll make time! Our plan is in 5 years, we’ll still be here right... say yes! I’ll be here, I’m going for the first grandma on N13 award. I hope to make it out your way in the next few years to see friends in Sweden, I would love to see you too! I love Sweden and hope to go again next year! But Sweden is quite a distance from here!
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Post by nam2013 on May 21, 2021 12:16:55 GMT -6
When it’s all three kids on/in there it is hard work, the bike weighs about 140lbs and all three kids combined about 100, so yes it’s heavy! So I have some serious calves and thighs of steel 😂😂😂. Most people over here have electric bikes these days, you still have to peddle, but not as hard. But they’re are about twice as much ($3000+ depending on brand) as a non electric bike 🤷🏼♀️. I still think it’s the best purchase we ever did! Do you just strap the baby in a car seat? Curious how that works! Yes. We have a part that has extra suspension in it, because the cargo can be quite bumpy, in which we can strap the car seat. Dd rides on the bench behind dd2 seat and ds is on the back. We have a cover for rain, so the kids stay dry (we not the one on the back 😜). I don’t have a picture of all of us on it, but this reminded me I should 🥰. Snip
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Post by chrisy01 on May 22, 2021 7:24:52 GMT -6
That’s a great setup [mention]nam2013 [/mention]
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