Follow“You know when it’s been so long since you’ve exercised that you’ll make every excuse not to? And all you can think about is a burger from 5 Guys? Yep. That.”
I posted that on my Facebook page last Saturday morning. And I meant every word.
We are deep into M-A-Y. Growing up, it was my favorite month. The azaleas bloom hot pink, the bedroom windows stay open all night, we are a handful of days away from summer vacation, and my birthday kicks off the month in celebratory fashion.
Now that I’m a parent, I recognize May for what it is. The month of allergies, field trips, party planning, permission slips, and track meets that overlap with lacrosse games.
In May, I did this…
3rd grade mother/son overnight camping trip
this…
5th Grade Reading Olympics Competition
this…
Boy choir Rumpelstiltskin performance. Unfortunately, yes, the ax is ours.
this…
Mother’s Day Tea
this…
Ringing Rocks field trip. Boys + Hammers + Boulders = Perfection
this…
Meet Chuck, our newest family member. Acquired Family Night at the Book Fair.
this…
Our 4th and final Pre-K Ocean Show
I also made it to the school’s Imagineering Lab to see the Kenyan’s robotics project. And I enjoyed both performances of the 2nd and 3rd grade chorus. I have no photographic evidence of these events. But I was present.
Every single ounce of it was awesome. I cried happy tears like a gazillion times. I cried right smack in the middle of the 3rd grade campfire in front of the Kenyan, his hunky teacher, his entire class, and their Moms. So that wasn’t embarrassing at all.
But, so help me Jesus, the May calendar with children makes it near impossible to sleep, shower, or exercise.
Which is how I found myself fantasizing about a burger from 5 Guys at 10AM on Saturday morning.
But I’m a clever girl.
I realize 5 Guys doesn’t sell burgers until 11AM.
I have time to spare.
I may as well do a kettlebell workout.
B&B is with the Kenyan at a track meet. Waldorf relaxes on the sofa with Minecraft. The Interrogator and the Verb are engaged in Lego play. So, I set myself up in my home gym. Which is code for my family room. Where Waldorf is chillaxin and the younger two are throwing Legos. I shove puzzle pieces and toys under the sofa. Then push the four laundry baskets containing clean, folded clothes against the wall. Pop in a kettlebell DVD. And put on my iPod.
The first song is a Rihanna tune. I skip to the next song. Also a Rihanna song. Skip ahead again. Rihanna once more.
Mother of pearl.
B&B has been using my iPod again.
I suffer through 40 minutes of kettlebells. Which, though challenging, is easier to endure than 40 minutes of Rihanna.
I should go directly upstairs to shower. But I know we have that new jump rope out back, and maybe I’ll give it a whirl while I’m warmed up. And by jump rope, I mean nautical rope that is both heavy enough and thick enough to secure a cruise ship to a port of call.
B&B is in the throes of a gardening project and, for some ungodly reason, a giant, clear, plastic tarp hangs from the ceiling of our covered patio. I sigh and drag the heavy rope to a spot that I hope is clear of the plastic sheeting. Fingers crossed.
And ONE ROTATION,
OOOOOF!
And TWO ROTATIONS,
This mother fucker is HEAVY!
And THREE ROTATIONS,
OW, my wrists!
And FOUR ROTATIONS,
CAN’T BREATHE!
And FIVE ROTATIONS,
FUCK THIS.
And SIX ROTATIONS,
I’M BAILING!
My right foot lands on the rope…which is the approximate width of an elephant’s thigh…and my ankle rolls. I gasp in pain and land in a heap on the ground. Tangled in B&B’s plastic garden sheeting.
So I am on crutches for the rest of this bastard month.
I can’t say I’m enjoying my new status as a You Tube phenom.
I should have gone to Five Guys.
