The New Bike

It was time for Froggy to get a new bike. We are so fortunate here in our town, we have a bike swap. All I know about bikes is how to ride them. As for sizing an almost 10 year old, I had no clue. Fortunately we had some help. First we had help from one of my friends dad who was at the swap and gave me some beginning pointers of how to get the right bike. Then I ran into a man I coach swimming to. I have a difficult time asking for help from other people and I told my Froggy that. (It is good to express the feelings I have and show how to conquer them in order to do the right thing).

And then I did it. I actually did it. Right there at the bike swap. I asked for help finding a bike for Froggy from swimming man. It brought me out of my comfort zone, yet I needed help and my kids needed to see how it is okay to ask for help from others, sometimes.

Froggy is a great shopper and found a bike right out of the starting gate!

Yoga with my boy

The oldest decided to go to Yoga with me tonight instead of swim team. Yoga is such a good strengthening exercises and it is so good for you that I am happy he decided (at 11 go figure) to come with me. I must say my own concentration and focus was not as good with him there, but it was nice to be there with him.


He said in the beginning he wished he went to swim team and that later on he was liking the class a whole lot more. This morning he wants to take a spinning class so off we go to the Y for spinning.

He told me that some kids parents made them go to swim team and do other things and he said that was "awful". I said it was his choice to join things and he makes the plans in how and what he wants out of that class or team. After the plan is set by him ie; go swimming 3 times a week, then I enforce what his original commitment was. So far so good.