The neighborhood spectacle … adventures on the trail

Monday’s Walk on the Trail…
I realized I had to let my vision of getting any exercise go… go… go.
Instead we watched every rolly-polly on the trail,
blew dandelions near the park,
threw rocks in the lake of shining waters,
drank water, and slowly walked on the trail.

Tuesday’s Disaster Adventure
We took the backwards route.
Played at the park first, then took the long way home on the trail. Bad idea.
Tru HAD to bring his bike that day.
He was tired and Liza wanted a turn. S.L.O.W.
We had crying people (4 of us).
We had 2 wailing kids.
We had Mom with Tru on her back.
Mom holding Tru’s bike and pushing a stroller.
Max sad about the sticker on his bike that was peeling.
We were the spectacle of the trail.
One mom said in passing, “it seemed like such a good idea when you were home, huh?”
Then we finally got to our street.
Tru freaked out about crossing the road without me holding his hand.
Cross with a crying Liza… neighbor is waiting for us all to cross so she can pull out of her driveway.
Go back for Tru who is screaming his lungs out at me because I was rushing him.
Our neighbor hears it all.
Oh joy… the neighborhood spectacle again.
Not our best walk.
Sometimes we cry even when our bonnet is tied on tight.

I find myself as a mother trying to keep spirits high.
I call out:
It works for a while.
And sometimes the kids still melt down.
But, I’ll tell ya, it keeps me going.
Positive self-talk really helps.

Wednesday’s Walk.
We went with the wagon idea. No bikes. No strollers.
Just one wagon, 3 kids, a mother, and some food & water.
The wagon is awesome though I need to rig a seatbelt for Liza so she knows she is expected to sit.
We had lots of changing of seats as evidenced in all our pictures.
Overall… it was good.
The kids all sat in the wagon on the way home from the park so we could cruise home quickly.
It was great.
Plus, I finally felt like I got some exercise pulling 100 lbs in a wagon.

The park was fun.
The Lake of Shining Waters & Lake of Stinky Waters are really low this year.
Everything is turning into mud.
But it’s migration season and soon I’ll post pictures of the fun birds that visit our ponds.

We’ll see how today’s walk goes.