tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3425340098357325493.post8258556278585613805..comments2023-10-02T10:48:54.701-04:00Comments on JOURNEYS OF A TRIATHLETE FATHER OF FIVE: The Friday Top Five: The Top Five Things You Give Up When You Become A ParentMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07837974906193121567noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3425340098357325493.post-64533045206982171792011-12-14T18:38:55.446-05:002011-12-14T18:38:55.446-05:00Love the blog...we have a lot in common...triathlo...Love the blog...we have a lot in common...triathlon addiction, wanting to stay married, trying not to get fat in the offseason, kids who play the violin (I can never decide if I like Mississippi-stop-stop or up-pony-down-pony best).<br /><br />Any advice for me on getting my 7 year old to do the solo they've asked her to perform...she's such a ham I thought she'd be thrilled, but she's freaking out about it...<br /><br />Oh, and honestly, the thing that makes me the craziest about life with kids is that I haven't finished a task or a thought. In. Seven. Years.Quincy Fleminghttp://www.marriedtotri.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3425340098357325493.post-66694779750471762662011-12-11T13:33:57.553-05:002011-12-11T13:33:57.553-05:00Yeah I am going to bookmark this post. My son is ...Yeah I am going to bookmark this post. My son is coming up on his first birthday (January 1st!) and I might need to come back to reference it! Thanks for the great information!<br /><br />I really dig the Friday top 5's.<br /><br />From sunny, beautiful, Colorado Springs....(just visiting)<br /><br />DaveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3425340098357325493.post-81323392151317000842011-12-10T05:23:07.461-05:002011-12-10T05:23:07.461-05:00The noodleroni box is hilarious!!The noodleroni box is hilarious!!Caratunk Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00042653100322091843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3425340098357325493.post-80628302774242634232011-12-10T00:22:31.777-05:002011-12-10T00:22:31.777-05:00Hahaha! The top 5 is awesome...even for someone wi...Hahaha! The top 5 is awesome...even for someone without children. :) Your 5 little dolls are amazing though. I know it is well worth listening to disney tunes for those precious kids! <br /><br />Good choice on getting a coach! I have a local coach, but I took a little time off from him since Branson. I really need him back though. I am not capable of doing my own training...without overtraining.Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11069371008875502190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3425340098357325493.post-79077782713381995992011-12-09T23:25:37.423-05:002011-12-09T23:25:37.423-05:00For the moms, I would add #6: Memory - I truly bel...For the moms, I would add #6: Memory - I truly believe that each time we go to the delivery room, we leave half of the brain we walked in with. This means that even if you've got 19 kids and counting, you never get to "zero", but that the more you have the less you can remember without extensive notes, calendars, and things stuck to your fridge. I knew I was no longer "cool" when my kids pointed out how old and fat I was. We mostly listen to "my" music in the car, but I knew 4 still applied to me because most of my more recent downloads have been by "Disney" or "Nick" stars (Lemonade Mouth, Selena Gomez, and Victoria Justice). I'm amazed that even at 10.5, my son can still lose all sense of reasoning when hungry or tired. SO TRUE! Loved the diagram. Finally out of toddler brains - would be interested to see same diagram for said 10 year old. Sanity is exponentially related to number of children. Therefore, I have more than some (you), less than others. Sleeping in - I'm really enjoying doing this occassionally now that they are older (7 and 10). I can close my door and go back to sleep after telling them to plop in front of the TV and eat whatever they can get in the kitchen without my help. LOL Cute noodle box. Loved the "dad" part of this post!<br /><br />Congrats on the renewed interest in training and your coach! Way to go! Yay on massages!TriMOEngrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263218066341525194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3425340098357325493.post-64433712911121892852011-12-09T21:56:36.862-05:002011-12-09T21:56:36.862-05:00That diagram may be the best thing I've seen a...That diagram may be the best thing I've seen all week! And yet another reason I will continue my 'kids are icky' campaign, and never have themHollywoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00511938370765325863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3425340098357325493.post-73759886766017459902011-12-09T21:48:08.677-05:002011-12-09T21:48:08.677-05:00Love this post. A few comments:
1. The following...Love this post. A few comments:<br /><br />1. The following can be heard regularly in our house: "You may not come out of your room until your clock says seven-oh-oh."<br />2. Look at Stella's "monster fingers"!! Awesome...maybe she and Noah can play duets, however his progress has been quite slow!! At this point he can play two notes! Ryan, on the other hand, is on MINUET #3!!!<br />3. Thanks for the shout-out! Please fill in your Training Peaks! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13644588588023623372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3425340098357325493.post-43244678571094347612011-12-09T16:26:47.340-05:002011-12-09T16:26:47.340-05:00Holmes, I'm going on 10 years listening to Suz...Holmes, I'm going on 10 years listening to Suzuki in the car. I have a concert to attend on Sunday with all of the kids in the school from the ones who just hold the fiddle to my kids who come close to actually playing. It is bad when you start thinking of a real song and it morphs in your brain to Watermellon,Watermellon...<br /><br />The most pressure that I ever had was when I had to accompany my youngest in her first concert since she was sick for the formal practice. When I asked how she think she did afterwards, she said she "nailed" it. She was 5.RockStarTrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01819672184842226835noreply@blogger.com