COVID-19 - School Closure - Day 45
She really didn't want to go... and I really didn't want to force her. We eventually made it out the house... and started our mile run... hoping to best our 10 minute mark.
Halfway through... she needed to stop and walk. I slowed down to a walking-jog. Then as we made our final turn... I heard her footsteps start to pickup. My Nn was pushing herself.
At the final stretch... she said, "Bah-B... I can't do this." So I reached out and grabbed her hand... "We'll do this together." I didn't pull her. I simply squeezed her hand tight, hoping to pass some of my energy to her. And as we were about 100 feet away from the finish line... I decided to let go and let her sprint her way to the end.
Put that into a life analogy.... do it.... I dare you not to. 😭
Showing posts with label Project 21. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Project 21. Show all posts
Thursday, April 30, 2020
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Nui-stones and SW-stones
COVID-19 - School Closure - Day 44
Nui-stones and SW-stones in the past 2 days....
Yesterday... SW's friend wasn't able to have their Google Hangout session for whatever reason. SW ended up typing "😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭." To which his friend responded with "}:}:}:" So pure. So sweet.
Last night... I accidentally read NN's chats with her friends. Turns out she's asking them if she's bossy, jealous and hot-headed. She asked all her girl friends. To have the courage to ask that... and to take the answers straight on. That showed a lot of guts and a lot of determination. I was proud and heart broken at the same time.
This morning... I forced SW to try drinking some milk to go with his cinnamon toast crunch cereal. Not only was he reluctant... he made every face and came up with every excuse to not drink it. At the end... I got him to take two sips. Immediately... he complained his lips were itching. Placebo effect. I thought. I made him take two more sips... and he started to hack up phlegm. Geez..... and then I said a few things I shouldn't have said and SW ends up crying. Failed.
Later this mornin... Joyce goes into work cuz her laptop died. I had meetings up the wazoo so SW didn't have a snack. He finished all his work. He finished his zoom session. He was bored and hungry. He finally built up enough courage to come in and ask, "Are you done with your meetings? I'm hungry." Geez... what kind of father am I?!?!???
Later in the afternoon... SW's friends pinged him to hangout. He was so happy. He grabbed his iPad and ran into his room. To him... this was the highlight of his day. To him... this was making up for what didn't happen yesterday. But to Joyce... Tuesday and Fridays are off-limits. Rules are rules. I ended up explaining to Joyce that there could be exceptions to the rules - especially if the little guy's been going through a rough couple of days. Lighten up...?
Early evening... I once again begged NN to run with me. She's borderline rebelling but I'm still hanging on to our father/daughter relationship... albeit by the thinnest of threads. And this time... SW didn't come with us. I said... let's not run two laps. Let's just run 10 minutes to see how far we go. Well lo and behold.... in 10 minutes, we ran two full laps around our neighborhood - non-stop. She can do it!!!
During dinner... SW pulls out his 7th tooth. Why??? Cuz the wiggly tooth is bothering him. And he wants to be able to eat his pizza and Modo Donut on his birthday. I pack his tooth in a little sandwich bag.... wrote a note documenting the date and the tooth... put it in some drawer and by golly... I'm so organized... there lied his other 6 teeth. All in bags. All with a note. All written the same way. I'm so predictable. He's so brave.
Right before bed... I map out our route on google map. Each lap was approximately 0.53 miles. Which meant.... two laps is about 1.06 miles. Which meant... NN did her 10 minute mile. The best thing wasn't her meeting her goal... the best thing was... she wants to demolish her goal. Project 21 goal - ACCOMPLISHED!!!
Nui-stones and SW-stones in the past 2 days....
Yesterday... SW's friend wasn't able to have their Google Hangout session for whatever reason. SW ended up typing "😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭." To which his friend responded with "}:}:}:" So pure. So sweet.
Last night... I accidentally read NN's chats with her friends. Turns out she's asking them if she's bossy, jealous and hot-headed. She asked all her girl friends. To have the courage to ask that... and to take the answers straight on. That showed a lot of guts and a lot of determination. I was proud and heart broken at the same time.
This morning... I forced SW to try drinking some milk to go with his cinnamon toast crunch cereal. Not only was he reluctant... he made every face and came up with every excuse to not drink it. At the end... I got him to take two sips. Immediately... he complained his lips were itching. Placebo effect. I thought. I made him take two more sips... and he started to hack up phlegm. Geez..... and then I said a few things I shouldn't have said and SW ends up crying. Failed.
Later this mornin... Joyce goes into work cuz her laptop died. I had meetings up the wazoo so SW didn't have a snack. He finished all his work. He finished his zoom session. He was bored and hungry. He finally built up enough courage to come in and ask, "Are you done with your meetings? I'm hungry." Geez... what kind of father am I?!?!???
Later in the afternoon... SW's friends pinged him to hangout. He was so happy. He grabbed his iPad and ran into his room. To him... this was the highlight of his day. To him... this was making up for what didn't happen yesterday. But to Joyce... Tuesday and Fridays are off-limits. Rules are rules. I ended up explaining to Joyce that there could be exceptions to the rules - especially if the little guy's been going through a rough couple of days. Lighten up...?
Early evening... I once again begged NN to run with me. She's borderline rebelling but I'm still hanging on to our father/daughter relationship... albeit by the thinnest of threads. And this time... SW didn't come with us. I said... let's not run two laps. Let's just run 10 minutes to see how far we go. Well lo and behold.... in 10 minutes, we ran two full laps around our neighborhood - non-stop. She can do it!!!
During dinner... SW pulls out his 7th tooth. Why??? Cuz the wiggly tooth is bothering him. And he wants to be able to eat his pizza and Modo Donut on his birthday. I pack his tooth in a little sandwich bag.... wrote a note documenting the date and the tooth... put it in some drawer and by golly... I'm so organized... there lied his other 6 teeth. All in bags. All with a note. All written the same way. I'm so predictable. He's so brave.
Right before bed... I map out our route on google map. Each lap was approximately 0.53 miles. Which meant.... two laps is about 1.06 miles. Which meant... NN did her 10 minute mile. The best thing wasn't her meeting her goal... the best thing was... she wants to demolish her goal. Project 21 goal - ACCOMPLISHED!!!
Monday, April 20, 2020
One month to go...
COVID-19 - School Closure - Day 36
School sent out an official notice saying we'll be going to remote schooling the rest of the school year and the last day of school is 5/22 with the week of Memorial Day being final cleanup and returning of material. Which means... we have a little more than month to complete Project 21 before the end of the school year.
School sent out an official notice saying we'll be going to remote schooling the rest of the school year and the last day of school is 5/22 with the week of Memorial Day being final cleanup and returning of material. Which means... we have a little more than month to complete Project 21 before the end of the school year.
Sigh... what started out as a great motivator has now dwindled down to helping NN run her 10 minute mile. I think she can do it... but she needs some training. The HIIT in the garage can only get her so far.
I pulled her out of her Google Hangout session this afternoon...and she was miffed. =( But after a week off for Spring Break, it's time to get them back into the groove again. The first lap around the neighborhood... she was prancing like an antelope. I was having a hard time keeping up!! Then ..as expected... she crashed by lap 2. Ho ho ho....
Including the walking and cooling down at the end... it ended up being about a 15 minute mile. Shave off 5 minutes... no problem. Will I accomplish at least one of the items on Project 21????? The 1 item that's not even on there??? Sigh....
Monday, September 30, 2019
奔跑不放棄
Went running with NN today... just the two of us. She really excelled from the first time we ran a week ago. Such a precious time. We were able to talk about her friends, competition and what I would call mindless chit-chat.
At the end of our run... as we were stretching and cooling down, I gave her a goal. By the end of 5th grade, she'll be able to run a 10 minute mile. That's actually pretty easy for a youngin. But it's a goal. And I shared with her... one of my Project 21 goals. Together...as Father/Daughter, we can accomplish this together.
Thursday, September 19, 2019
Burn
Met with a mentee today and at the end of our meeting, I asked if he had any questions.
He said, "How's your new year's resolution going?"
(BURN!!!)
So with that... I took my kids out running tonight. Started cramping after the 1st quarter mile. It did not feel good. NN had a hard time keeping up also... as expected, she's not very athletic. SW outran all of us... and then some.
Maybe... just maybe... I can get back onto my pursuit of Project 21. Unlikely to finish... but oughta give it a Boy Scout's Effort.
He said, "How's your new year's resolution going?"
(BURN!!!)
So with that... I took my kids out running tonight. Started cramping after the 1st quarter mile. It did not feel good. NN had a hard time keeping up also... as expected, she's not very athletic. SW outran all of us... and then some.
Maybe... just maybe... I can get back onto my pursuit of Project 21. Unlikely to finish... but oughta give it a Boy Scout's Effort.
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