Lazy Man's triathlon

Tomorrow I start the Lazy Man's triathlon. I will have 5 weeks to complete a triathlon. This is going to kick my butt. Wish me luck

Went to the park this morning

Early in the AM - it feels so nice to be there. And I LOVE being the only family there sometimes. I let Dante run after the kids on the soccer fields and I get such enjoyment watching the kids run and Dante run after them. There is just something about childhood all wrapped up in that image. Children running and a dog running along.

Yesterday, I tried to take the kids to the Y and that was a bust. I worked out. THAT was good, BUT B3 cried most of the time, (on and off), B2 was sad he didn't get to go to the outside playground, and B1 was fine with it (she did get to go to the outside playground -- they split up 0-16 months, 16 M - 3 Y, 3-5 Y and 6-10 years.... if I would have stayed longer, Hunter would have been able to go.

I am going to try and take them to the pool today - should be fun. I'll pack lunch and we will go.
B2 is amazing me - for a kid that didn't really like to go underwater - he LOVES to now. In a day - boom - he is diving everywhere. Cannot get that figured out. I like it, but wow. Night and Day.

Nicknames -

All my kids names start with H - and all of their nicknames are a B... the B nicknames are on accident -

H1
Holly
Hollybelle
Belle
Bellybear

H2
Hunter Bear
Bear
James (his middle name)
Hunter Bear James - and what Holly and DH call him the most - If you ask him his full name he says Hunter Bear James - not his last name...

H3
Hannah Berry
Berry
Missy May
Hannah B
Hans - Holly always calls her and Hunter is starting that too, but he is the one that came up with Berry - so he is pretty stuck on that

The pool

took all thre kidlets to the pool today - it was fun - but wow... lots of work - Berry would not nap to save herself today - and tonight 11:30 PM she has been up 3 times already

This is where I think we will spend A LOT of time this summer - should be interesting as the big kids will want to be in the big pool - not this little pool (what is pictured)

Lots of junk going on here - but I will update when I am not in such a crappy mood.

This past month

I swear there has been a black cloud over my head - from the dog at the emergency vet (on a Sunday with 3 kids... and just me) to the white car breaking (just a muffler) to the van breaking$2700 transmission (on our way camping, with the camper, 3 kids + dog, 90 Degree heat, side of the road, cell phone is on the counter at home), to my purse getting stolen, to... just so many little things... then the B day party (water party) having a sudden 30 DEGREE drop in temp (not kidding) just everything - it has sucked. So much that I was physically feeling ill about everything...

BUT then I read two blogs today and I think.... I can hug my kids tonight before bed, my kids are healthy, I have a roof over my head and I have a good husband....

All the other stuff sucks, but it pales in comparison to what others are going through.

Lyn's Lesson for the Day:
Be Thankful!