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Determination Kicked Coordination's Ass Yesterday!

Why do I say this? Let me tell you something. My four year old, Miss M, is very uncoordinated. She has little core strength. (It has to do with her lack of movement in a baby sling her first 10 months of life in Guatemala)

With that said, even getting her to exercise (like the trampoline, or doing some kind of kid friendly/fun sit-up) hasn't helped as much as I had hoped it would.

Miss M wanted to ride a bike with no training wheels. I was doubtful to say the least. But it is always worth a try. So yesterday was a second attempt, the first attempt was just oh so wrong! So as I was trailing behind her, holding onto her shoulders or neck, I realized her body kept leaning to one side, as her butt was leaning the other way. It just set off more flags for me that she was overcompensating because of her poor core strength. After I sat down, I said out loud, "I have no faith that she will be able to do this today."

But she kept trying, and falling, and trying, and falling, and falling and falling. Then after 15 minutes, she did it!! She took off for about 25 yards and then of course, fell again. BUT SHE DID IT!!!  I have never been so happy to be sooooo wrong!!

So you go Miss M. Can't wait to see you on that bike today!

A Pain In my Back

I have a "bad" back.

Between muscle spasms and degenerative discs, something usually hurts. I decided to start taking care of myself this year. I went to get my physical, annual gyno checkup and now it's time to do the things I just don't want to... like see how bad my back is now.

You see, five years ago I found out that I have arthritis and 2 degenerative discs, you know the little cushy things between your spin bones (to put it in basic terms) Well, two of them were stage 2 of four stages five years ago. I was a bit bummed because I was only 32 at the time. My father suffers from the same thing. He's seventy eight now and has no discs in his lower back and I can't remember a time in my life that he was not popping 8-10 vicodin a day to deal with the pain.

Will that be my life? Dear God, please no. I pray that God has sent an angel down to earth who will one day figure out a way to put fake gel like discs in my back. I figure if Dr's can put fake gel like pillows in women's chest to become a DD, he should be able to help the ones with back pain.

So, I'll be heading to Dr's in a few hours. This is the first time, I won't be looking forward to the results. Next appointment? Dentist. Don't get me started on the dentist. That's another post!!

Whaaat's Up?

I love funny kid videos!

This Just Made Me Laugh

HER FIRST PAY CHECK

Here's a truly heartwarming story about the bond formed between a little 5-year-old girl and some construction workers that makes you believe that we CAN make a difference when we give a child the gift of our time.

A young family moved into a house next door to a vacant lot. One day a construction crew turned up to start building a house on the empty lot. The young family's 5-year-old daughter naturally took an interest in all the activity going on next door and spent much of each day observing the workers.

Eventually the construction crew, all of them gems-in-the-rough, more or less adopted her as a kind of project mascot. They chatted with her, let her sit with them while they had coffee and lunch breaks, and gave her little jobs to do here and there to make her feel important.

At the end of the first week they even presented her with a pay envelope containing a couple of dollars. The little girl took this home to her mother who said all the appropriate words of admiration and suggested that they take the two dollar "pay" she had received to the bank the next day to start a savings account.

When they got to the bank, the teller was equally impressed and asked the little girl how she had come by her very own pay check at such a young age. The little girl proudly replied, "I worked last week with the crew building the house next door to us."  "My goodness gracious," said the teller, "and will you be working on the house again this week, too?"

The little girl replied, "I will if those assholes at Home Depot ever deliver the damn sheet rock."

Stories like this just bring a tear to your eye.

A Powerful Noise

I don’t usually go to the movies. It’s just too darn expensive. But I am going tomorrow. I know this will be worth every penny. You see, tomorrow is International Women’s Day, and I am celebrating by going to see this movie. I watched the preview and I felt inspired. I hope you do too.

Here is some information from the site:

“In honor of International Women’s Day on Thursday, March 5th, Fathom Events presents the acclaimed documentary, A Powerful Noise. This exclusive event will be followed by a live panel discussion with top experts and celebrity activists. You can be a part of the discussion by submitting your questions. Let your voice be heard.”

You can also use the power of Twitter

“You can help fight global poverty on Twitter! Just tweet “#apowerfulnoise” anytime from March 2nd to March 5th, and NCM Fathom will donate $.50 for up to 10,000 Tweets to CARE, an organization working to end global poverty, in honor of the upcoming one-night event featuring the acclaimed documentary A Powerful Noise.”

Check your local listings to see where A Powerful Noise is playing.

Please take a moment and watch the preview. I hope to hear about your own night at the movies.