.: Lego, Hair & Fitness

Thursday, October 8, 2020

Lego, Hair & Fitness

I have this beautiful hutch in the corner of our dining room. When the kids were younger, I always had it decorated with lovely photos in frames, vases, ornaments etc. But as the kids grew, so did their lego collection. So I realised the kids needed somewhere to display the things they'd made, and it was time to put the 'pretty' things away.

I actually love the shelves filled with lego, it's so meaningful to me and represents the childhood years gone by. I will forever have images in my head of the countless hours of lego building, and the many Christmas' they were so excited to get a new lego set. These days Ashton is the only one still into lego and he refuses to buy anything else other than Star Wars pieces. You really can't beat the Star Wars collection, nothing else compares to it! Ashton even likes displaying his Stars Wars boxes.

Juliet had mufti day at school 2 weeks ago (it's usually a fundraiser where the kids don't have to wear their school uniforms, but in order to wear their casual clothes they have to bring a gold coin donation of $1 or $2) It's a great fundraiser - the school usually makes around $700. And the kids LOVE it! Juliet was so excited and carefully picked out what she was going to wear (thank goodness we don't have to go through that every single school day!!) She also wanted her hair done really pretty, so the day before she asked her favourite teacher from last year if she could stay after school to braid her hair. Mrs Blau always does a beautiful job.

Ashton is very, very dedicated to his fitness. He lifts 10kg arm weights everyday and he doesn't leave the house in the morning without doing his press-ups first. He does them on the driveway no matter where he's heading....school, seminary, even church (but he gets told off for that as we don't want him working up a sweat in his church clothes). He had a habit this year of lifting his weights right before bedtime. I kept wondering why on earth his bed was smelling so much, and then I realised he was getting into a clean bed all sweaty and stinky. We've put a stop to that. But his dedication is incredible, and completely comes from him. No one pushes him, he's dedicated all on his own.

When a child or teenager realises that school is not their strength and never will be (as in the case with Ashton and his dyslexia) life is hard. After all, they go to an environment everyday to be made aware that they're no good at the environment they're living in. In Ashton's case, this forced him to find something he's good at. Something that would grow his confidence and help him to believe in himself.

I am incredibly proud of him for having the courage and maturity to help himself in this way. Funny thing is, we knew Glenfield College was the right High School for Ashton, and it truly has been. He has a massive connection with his Gym teacher who's a big part of his life, and just so happens to be Mormon. Mr Bickford is an amazing role model and mentor for Ashton. Their relationship even extends to Ashton frequently getting rides home from school with Mr Bickford and his family, and Ashton always joining him on day hikes during the school holidays. Even during our covid lockdowns this year, Ashton did fitness classes with Mr Bickford on zoom. We feel positive that Ashton wouldn't have connected with a teacher this way had he attended the massive 'all boys' high school that Noah and Hayden go to.

There are usually 4 places we can find Ashton when he's home:

1. In his bed on his cell phone laughing at funny you tube videos with Noah

2. At the computer playing video games with Noah

3. In the bathroom working on his arm muscles in front of the mirror

4. At the dining room table drinking his daily smoothie which he makes everyday after school. His smoothies consist of the same thing everyday which is organic quick oats, protein powder, organic peanut butter, banana, berries, juice, lettuce and any other fruit or veggies he can find in the fridge.

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Ashton walking into the supermarket quietly whispers to himself: "Please can I have macaroni and cheese, in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen."

Ashton: "I want to live with Jesus." Mummy: "Why?" Ashton: "Because he be nice to me and he gives me bread and water!"

Mummy, examining Ashton's legs, and thinking: My goodness, what hairy legs. Ashton, unimpressed with Mummy's examination, pulls away: "Don't touch them. I'm growing Daddy legs!"

Hayden gets upset at Ashton: "Right Ashton, that's it! I'm telling Jesus on you!"

Ashton with a cold: "I'm snotty as a piggy."

Hayden: "The sun is burning my eyeballs."

Hayden: "Mummy, how come your penis is missing?"

Hayden: "I get the bigger piece of cake because my skeleton is bigger."

Hayden (3yrs old) sees me get dressed in the morning and stares at my breasts with a confused look..."What thooooose be for???"

Hayden: "I don't want to finish my pizza, it's got blood all over it."

Hayden: "Ashton hit me in the heart."

Hayden learns the planets at Preschool: Mercury, Earth, Mars, Jupiter and Penus!

Hayden (shopping with me and whining): "My brain hurts forever because you haven't buyed me anything."

QUOTES

Like the changing leaves of fall...My little boy is now a man.
--Author Unknown

Boys are God's way of telling you that your house is too neat!
--Author Unknown

There never has been, nor will there ever be, anything quite so special as the love between a mother and a son.
--Author Unknown

Boys are found everywhere - on top of, underneath, inside of, climbing on, swinging from, running around or jumping to. Mothers love them, little girls hate them, older sisters and brothers tolerate them, adults ignore them and Heaven protects them. A boy is Truth with dirt on its face, Beauty with a cut on its finger, Wisdom with bubble gum in its hair and the Hope of the future with a frog in its pocket.
--Alan Marshall Beck

Something For A Giggle....

I Owe My Mother ....

My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE. "If you're going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning."

My mother taught me RELIGION. "You better pray that will come out of the carpet."

My mother taught me about TIME TRAVEL. "If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!"

My mother taught me LOGIC. " Because I said so, that's why."

My mother taught me MORE LOGIC. "If you fall out of that swing and break your neck, you're not going to the store with me."

My mother taught me FORESIGHT. "Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you're in an accident."

My mother taught me IRONY. "Keep crying, and I'll give you something to cry about."

My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS. "Shut your mouth and eat your supper."

My mother taught me about CONTORTIONISM. "Will you look at that dirt on the back of your neck!"

My mother taught me about STAMINA. "You'll sit there until all that spinach is gone."

My mother taught me about WEATHER. "This room of yours looks as if a tornado went through it."

My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY. "If I told you once, I've told you a million times. Don't exaggerate!"

My mother taught me the CIRCLE OF LIFE. "I brought you into this world, and I can take you out."

My mother taught me about BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION. "Stop acting like your father!"

My mother taught me about ENVY. "There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don't have wonderful parents like you do."

My mother taught me about ANTICIPATION. "Just wait until we get home."

My mother taught me about RECEIVING. "You are going to get it when you get home!"

My mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE. "If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they are going to get stuck that way."

My mother taught me ESP. "Put your sweater on; don't you think I know when you are cold?"

My mother taught me HUMOR. "When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don't come running to me."

My mother taught me HOW TO BECOME AN ADULT. "If you don't eat your vegetables, you'll never grow up."

My mother taught me GENETICS. "You're just like your father."

My mother taught me about my ROOTS. "Shut that door behind you. Do you think you were born in a barn?"

My mother taught me WISDOM. "When you get to be my age, you'll understand."

My mother taught me about JUSTICE. "One day you'll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you!