Saturday, April 26, 2008

Friday, April 25, 2008

Just for laughs...

This is one of my dads favorite videos, it's short but funny.

Determination

Another camera bit the dust or I'd have pictures to go along with this post. So just use your imagination until I can convince someone in my family that it's a good investment to buy me another camera and no, I won't lose/break *this* one. ;-)

Anyway, point of this post. Our oldest son. He'll be 11 in the Fall and he has the classic signs of first child syndrome. He's responsible, he's authoritive, he's pretty compliant for the most part. But the thing he lacks that seems odd to me is maturity and self discipline. Or he did lack it. Recently DH took him to Boy Scouts (or as he likes to call it, Man Scouts) through our church. The very next day they were going on a camping trip. For 3 days, hours away. He had never even been away from us before unless it was with family or close friends. But I let him go.

I let him go. I have a feeling there will be a lot more of that these next few years. But by letting him go I've seen a difference.

The Boy Scouts are working on physical fitness. This morning, my thinly built son inspired me to write this post. He asked me to help him count while he did sit-ups. I said sure and we began. 1...2...3...4...5...

.........25....26...27....28...................

........40...41....42..... now the sweat is pouring off his brow.

50... surely he's done...51...52...53......nope! he's struggling but keeps on going.

62...63....64.... I begin to worry if he'll hurt himself but I don't say anything but to remind him he can stop anytime.

74....75....76.... he pushes through with no plans of stopping.

97...98...99... Ah, he wants to get to 100....100! Great job honey!

101...102... he's struggling hard now. "Must...*pant*...get...*gasp*...to....1..2...0... that's my goal mom.............. I bit my tongue and let him reach it.

118......119.......120.

After much water he goes back to the spot and begins his push-ups...

this is the stuff men are made of and it's amazing watching my little boy transform.

BTW, as I was typing he was copy-catting his 4yo sister to annoy her so we do have a long way to go. ;-)

Tuesday, April 1, 2008