Yup! Two whole minutes before I even felt any anxiety.
As suggested I took the kids to the pool today. We had a hoot right from the get go. Colby did have one concern, and that was the fact that I was gonna wear my speedo. I asked him if I looked funny in it, and despite his assertion that indeed I did, he also offered to cope with his embarrassment. That's my boy!
We played all kinds of games in the pool, and afterwards Colby went to train on the elliptical and the rowing machine, while Ky and I went and shot some hoops. I also sat in the hot tub for a while, where much to their chagrin, they were not allowed. All in all we had a great time, and we felt we deserved lunch afterwards.
Oh, and the 2 minutes? I won the hold your breath under water contest, hands down! I haven't tried this in years, and as such was more than surprised. I didn't feel a twinge until 2 minutes, and I believe I could make it to 3 given a good enough reason. I also don't know what it means, but regardless I'm a bit proud of it. The only new concern associated with that little success may be the fear that I'll live past eighty!! Oh, Oh! I may need to look for a job after all…
So like I said, our exercise got us to lunch, where I impressed my grandchildren with another one of my skills.
When I told them that I learned it in a bar when I was 18 Colby was truly impressed. In his mind, doing it drunk was a major accomplishment, especially in light of the fact that neither him nor Ky could manage it sober. He said he felt almost insulted, and after a moments pause Kylie agreed, except that she was in-"salt"-ed!
So after 58 years of hard work I have developed at least 2 strong skills, and while balancing salt shakers, and holding one's breath may not seem like major accomplishments, both feats impressed my grandchildren. Case closed!!
Funny thing is, they weren't at all impressed by the fact that I could buy lunch?
As to ironman training today, there was none! My achilles is feeling better as hoped, and after a hard bike workout tomorrow, on Sunday, I will try running again.
"You have a choice. Live or die. Every breath is a choice. Every minute is a choice. To be or not to be"---Chuck Palahniuk
"You're never promised your next breath."---Lenny Kravitz
Love
Peter
As suggested I took the kids to the pool today. We had a hoot right from the get go. Colby did have one concern, and that was the fact that I was gonna wear my speedo. I asked him if I looked funny in it, and despite his assertion that indeed I did, he also offered to cope with his embarrassment. That's my boy!
We played all kinds of games in the pool, and afterwards Colby went to train on the elliptical and the rowing machine, while Ky and I went and shot some hoops. I also sat in the hot tub for a while, where much to their chagrin, they were not allowed. All in all we had a great time, and we felt we deserved lunch afterwards.
Oh, and the 2 minutes? I won the hold your breath under water contest, hands down! I haven't tried this in years, and as such was more than surprised. I didn't feel a twinge until 2 minutes, and I believe I could make it to 3 given a good enough reason. I also don't know what it means, but regardless I'm a bit proud of it. The only new concern associated with that little success may be the fear that I'll live past eighty!! Oh, Oh! I may need to look for a job after all…
So like I said, our exercise got us to lunch, where I impressed my grandchildren with another one of my skills.
When I told them that I learned it in a bar when I was 18 Colby was truly impressed. In his mind, doing it drunk was a major accomplishment, especially in light of the fact that neither him nor Ky could manage it sober. He said he felt almost insulted, and after a moments pause Kylie agreed, except that she was in-"salt"-ed!
So after 58 years of hard work I have developed at least 2 strong skills, and while balancing salt shakers, and holding one's breath may not seem like major accomplishments, both feats impressed my grandchildren. Case closed!!
Funny thing is, they weren't at all impressed by the fact that I could buy lunch?
As to ironman training today, there was none! My achilles is feeling better as hoped, and after a hard bike workout tomorrow, on Sunday, I will try running again.
"You have a choice. Live or die. Every breath is a choice. Every minute is a choice. To be or not to be"---Chuck Palahniuk
"You're never promised your next breath."---Lenny Kravitz
Love
Peter
Love this post Pete but love you oh so much more! Thank you for being such a great grampa to these wonderful grandkids of ours!
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Please tell Kylie that I love and appreciate her sense of homour!
ReplyDeleteGreat reading, Pete....Creating this memory for the grandkids, is for sure a keeper. What you teach them, is no matter how old you get,even if it is approaching an ancient 60, having fun is for all ages. They will pay it forward. xo
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