Shaking Things Up, and Slowing Things Down

New race on the schedule - August 13 - Bold R Dash

I'd seen advertisements for this race, and my gut reaction was "no way I'd ever do something like that."

Then I saw that some friends were doing it. Then I checked out the website. Then I thought about it some more. And the more I thought about it, the more my thoughts shifted from "no way" to "why not?"

And then "why not?" became "hell, yes!" 

And then this morning, I registered, and I'm now crazy excited. This is going to be so unlike anything I've ever done before, and I cannot wait!!!!!! 

It'll be that much more fun, too, since I'll be doing it with a bunch of friends. And I think Gabe and Dante will LOVE coming out to watch this one - seeing me get covered in mud and climb over walls will make their day, I'm sure : )

So that's the "shaking things up" part of this post. I'm a creature of habit, and I'm not always good at stepping out of my comfort zone, but judging by how unbelievably excited I am for this race, I'm thinking it's something I should do more often!

As for the "slowing things down" part - last night we had the boys all dressed and ready for bed, and Carmine was walking up and down the hallway, 'tagging' Gabe on the head, laughing and running away, down to the other end of the hallway, where he'd 'tag' Dante.

It was late, and we were tired, and on another night, I might have been inclined to put a stop to the fooling around and whisk everyone off to bed.

But as I watched and listened, I realized that this was one of those moments to sit back and savor. Not a huge milestone, not a momentous occasion - just a few minutes of giggling, delirious little boys having fun just being together.

So I did not rush everyone off to bed. I sat quietly and let them have their moment. I don't know if they'll remember it years from now, but I know I will.

Comments

[Mom and Dad]

in remembering the "splinter incident" ...I am not at all surprised about you participating in the Bold R Dash race...it sounds like lots of fun ! And you of course, touched my heart again with the description of the boys game of tag!

[Jennifer P]

There have been many times at bedtime I'll leave Gilly and Newt in his room while I get one last a) snack b) drink c) toy etc, with instructions for them to be quiet and lie down. Instead, they get in huge tickle fights are are totally wound up. How can you be angry at that!
And I can't wait for my crazy race too! It will be a blast!