Phelpsian effort

Greetings y'all ;

Well I suppose our reflection and self flagellation paid off for at least one day. Yesterday we both had good days. It didn't start off that way though. I woke up early to get me time , but a few moments later so did he. I refused to give up the helm of the ship and stayed on course. He chose the path of tantrum. I remained calm and tried all my strategies to redirect him. He wanted to play dad tv but that channel was disconnected. When it was time to leave I merely said " I'm leaving in five minutes" he said "ok I need to brush my teeth, Love you!" We both went forth and had terrific Tuesdays.

Last evening was relaxing, math games, and swimming. Zander put forth a Phelpsian effort and swam one hundred laps in the pool! We , the life gaurs and I,were impressed! It's amazing seeing his independence manifest itself in a positive effort. Yes he challenged me to swim one hundred laps on our next pool visit. He's got no concept that I'm an old man.

We came home from that an snuggled up listening to Matilda on Audiobook, after reading to each other for an hour.

I'll take this day, like every other, burn it into my memory cells. Some days you eat the bear, some days the bear eats you and somedays you share a meal with the bear.

Have a wonderful Wednesday ! " Have a fruitful day" jimmy buffet


Thanks for reading folks !