Planes - I'm getting on a plane tonight to go spend a long weekend with my boys and meet their new teachers. I had no problems with either the elementary school or the high school, but I am still trying to get over my blood pressure spike from being told by the middle school that I am not "allowed" to meet Iain's teachers because we've switched custody. (Mind you - this is the school where Sheumais went for two years and Iain went for one year before we moved. I KNOW these people. I KNOW the policies. My ex was always welcome to be a part of school things. I worked my way up through the chain hearing along the way various explanations about how teachers don't like to do "double conferences" and how I can get my "questions" answered by an intermediary like my ex or the guidance counselor. I reminded the guidance counselor of how involved in the school I was when I lived there, explained how I still want to be involved in my son's education even if I live in a different state, offered my opinion as to the value of my interacting directly with the teachers, asked how I could be expected to make the regularly scheduled conferences from 500 miles away, wondered aloud how schools could justify turning interested parents away and what the school board would make of it if I
Push Ups - I am still stuck in Week 3 of the Push Up Challenge! I'm trying not to get discouraged that it doesn't feel any easier the sixth time than it did the first. I don't feel like I'm getting stronger at all, much less getting strong enough to bump it up a level!
Other Training News - Thanks for all the comments and Spinerval confessions!! I'm going to get my first Spinerval training in today before I leave - thanks to Kathy! I'm not sure what kind of training I can do (other than push ups/sit ups) while I'm in Nashville. It's going to be cold (actual arctic air!) and I'm going to be focused on my kids. I am trying to remind myself that it really is still off season. Stretching and bodyweight exercises are fine for the five days I'm gone. There is time to build my aerobic base before our "official" training plan starts. Is it weird to be this anxious this far out?? I'm worried I'm already too far behind when we haven't even started yet. Gah.
Good Luck Racers - In case I don't get the chance to post again before this weekend, best of luck to all the racers but especially to my buddies running the PF Chang's Rock N Roll Half marathon - Running Knitter, Pokey, and JavaMom!
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I can't do 1 regular push-up. I am not kidding. Not even after doing that program for 4-5 weeks doing the girl route could I manage 1 push-up.
Stick with it. You're already 37814964184687 steps ahead of me :-)
Don't feel bad about the pushup program. It is NEVER easy. I didn't progress at all after about 5 weeks because I hurt my back and was not able to support my weight for a while. I've gone back to doing the girlie pushup and they work just as well. As for the kid thing. I went through that with my ex over my son's schooling because he wanted to live with his dad. Later I found out why: he wasn't going to school and eventually dropped out. I was finally able to get him back in adult education classes a few years later so he could get his GED. The teachers NEVER called me either to tell me anything and dad did nothing when they called him. Just stick to your guns and insist they include you in things. Enjoy your time with them!
Um, NOT weird to feel this anxious this far out! The anxiety will likely come and go. Focus on your boys this weekend as you said.
Seriously I got really annoyed (on your behalf) reading what you had to go through to get a conference set up. You are darn right they should be happy and grateful that you want to be involved! I'm not a teacher I have no idea what they go through with students/parents and the piles of work they have but still . . . . so glad you stood up for yourself for gosh sakes and that they became reasonable.
I can't really comment on the pushups. I am doing body weight strength exercises and when it says to do pushups I do girl pushups and they are HARD! Keep at it girl you've got it goin' on!
Have a wonderful weekend with the boys!
enjoy your visit with your kids! good luck!
i can't imagine a school who doesn't want it's kids' parents involved in their schooling!!! my mom is an elementary teacher and she's always complaining that parents don't take enough interest in their children's educations. i feel for you, i really do. i'm sorry they aren't with you this year - it must be terribly hard on them to switch schools so often, but at least they've been to this one before, right?
i'm thinking of starting the pushup thing but i just haven't gotten motivated yet. good luck and perhaps soon i'll be moaning and groaning right next to you (mentally).
The whole school drama with your boys has got to be FRUSTRATING!
Egads! I can't believe that school crap. Seriously, they should be glad that any parent wants to be involved in their child's education these days.
Hope you have a good visit with your boys!
Have a wonderful weekend with your boys. That relly stinks about the school. Hope you can figure something out.
That is crazy about the school. Dont get too worried about training. You have plenty of time to build a good solid base.
Enjoy the spinervals (and the kids too of course!)
Glad I could help.
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