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Skier’s Envy

February 23, 2011

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There are lessons you learn as a mom on day one. While other lessons hit you later, like a ton of bricks, throughout your adventures in parenthood.

Not sure why I went with bright pink this year? Guess I wanted to be easy to spot?

My most recent realization: I have major skier’s envy. I know – deep right? I truly miss the ski trips we used to take out to Colorado on President’s Day weekend.I thought of this as I drove home from work last Friday, knowing that I had a 4-day weekend. Pre-kids, we’d be on a plane heading out to Colorado for a fun-filled ski weekend with family & friends. Post-kids, I can’t even begin to buckle up my skis and the biggest excitement of the long weekend was watching my DVR’d Castle.I would say overall my husband and I do a great job of still making time for just the two of us. We take a lot of date nights since we have several level 5 babysitters on speed dial. However, the one thing that stopped just as fast as you can say “black diamond” when we had kids was traveling.

Winter Park, CO 2005

We’ve taken the kids on a few trips, but haven’t ventured out to the mountains. I miss the fresh corduroy in the morning. The goggle kisses on the chair lift. The hot tub, wine & appetizers apres ski. I even miss the feeling of walking in ski boots! My envy is getting a little ridiculous.Someday we will take a ski trip as a family. Someday it will be a part of our lives again, but visiting the mountains will never be the same. I won’t go skiing with the same carefree attitude. It won’t be just me I have to worry about up there.I’ve come to learn that things really do change once you become a mom. Always for the better, but every once in a while I miss cranking the iPod and cruising down that hill.

This post was for Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop. The prompt was Lesson Learned.Mama's Losin' It

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Dear Kids

February 3, 2011

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Mama's Losin' It

This post is for the Writers Workshop at Mama Kat’s Losin It.The prompt I chose was #3: A letter to your future teen.

Dear Kids,
I sincerely hope that you are enjoying your teenage years. I wanted to write you a quick little list of tips for surviving this time. Hopefully my advice is still relevant in 2022. For all I know, we are living in a space ship, eating freeze dried foods and taking turns roaming the neighborhood in our jet packs. I’m sure things will be very different. Let’s just hope we made it through the apocalypse of 2012. I mean, we should. We made it through the over-hyped Snowpocalypse 2011 just this past week.
Since I spend my days teaching high school kids, I thought I’d write you a little survival guide.
  • When it comes to school dances, I have a lot of great stuff I can teach you. I can show you the running man, the roger rabbit and all sorts of great steps. I was a huge hit in 1989. I’m sure the moves will still be killer in 2022.
  • Get involved. Try different sports. Join different clubs. This is a time in your life when you have a lot of different options to explore to find your interests. Take advantage.
  • When you are out driving, keep your seat in its upright position. When people say backseat driver, they don’t literally mean you should like look you’re driving from the backseat. Sit up straight. Rearview mirrors checked. Hands at 10 & 2 on the wheel. Be careful.
  • Speaking of driving, don’t freak out if you don’t get a car on your 16th birthday. Unless you are a lucky audience member on Oprah and she screams “You get a car, and you get a car”, then you’re probably still going to be taking the bus to school. (Oprah – very popular TV show back when you were really young. Google it. Or do whatever you do to find information.)
  • Puh-lease behave in class. I have to imagine there is nothing worse than a teacher getting a poor report from a fellow teacher about their son/daughter. I liken it to a Dentist’s kid getting a cavity. Just shouldn’t happen.
  • Pay attention in school. I can’t tell you how many classes I spent more time passing notes (that’s what we did before cell phones) than paying attention to what the teacher had to say. Soak in the knowledge. You can text or tweet your friend later.
  • For the love of Isaac Mizrahi, keep your pants up around your waist. They invented belts for a reason. Use one. And while we’re on the subject of pants, always check your zipper when you are leaving the bathroom. If somebody asks you if you’re afraid of heights, head back to the bathroom and zip up.
  • Last but not least, high school can be downright brutal. If you’re not in the cool kids clique, trust me, down the road you’ll be fine. Keep your chin up. Their popularity runs out the moment they step out of that building upon graduation.

    I love you both,

    Mommy
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