Thursday February 5, 2009

Best Part of the Day-

Finally made to Body Pump class (golly that name bugs me...)  Today's instructor kicked my little baboon heart's a**.  My heart is still racing.  The lunges!  Who would guess that lunges with weights would be so cardio????  (I would think a complete wuss bag was writing this...)

Worst Part of the Day-

Simply not enough hydration throughout the day.  The New Year's Resolution Committee would not be pleased.

Wise Scarlet Quote:

We went to Cuz K.'s for a very fun Pizza Party with the kiddos.  Her neighbor (who looks like a blonde Kate Beckinsale--so dang cute) and son, Finn (he's pretty cute, too), were there as well. I was chancing the whole outing as it was a school night, and I knew darn well that we would be up past our dorky 7pm. ( i.e. emotions could easily get out of control for Miss S. due to tiredness...)  Finn was being a regular 5 1/2 year-old boy and was rough housing a bit with Scarlet.  I was watching and really it was more like playful, mildly flirtatious physicality of a grade school boy who has a crush on a girl.   Little Miss S. and her concrete-operations mind was not able to pick up on the nuance that rough housing was o.k. and in fact, was Finn's way of showing affection.  Scarl was getting pretty bent out of shape about it and saying, "Finn pushed me!"  (I was watching and knew she was misinterpreting.  In her defense, Scarlet is accustomed to she and her girl buds jumping in a circle while hugging, squealing with delight and unabashedly telling each other how much they love each other--over and over and over and over...)

Anyhoo, in the car on the way home I thought it would be a good opportunity for me to have a talk with Scarlet (the first of many mom-daughter talks, I hope) about the difference between how Finn was acting and actual hitting or pushing that is inappropriate.  I gave my succinct explanation and I could tell Miss S. was very intrigued.  I ended with "...that was Finn's way of showing he likes you as a person.  Do you have any questions?"  Scarlet said she had questions, but was quiet for a few minutes.  Then she asked quietly but with a smile, "Is this a joke?  Why would anyone hit or push to show they like you?  Why wouldn't they just tell you?"  After a few more moments she added, "Boys are very confusing to me.  Confusing, indeed."  Indeed.