Slogging is never fun for the first mile. It takes SO long for my body to remember how to run. Getting three kids situated in the tripple threat always takes a good mile anyway. There's binki's to attach and treats to hand out, sippy cups that drop ten thousand times (I'm going to tie them to a string... I swear it!), hats that need adjusting and buckles that are pinching! And brother is touching me!!!!! Layla almost always gets whipped in the eye with a binki tether and it's just NO BUENO. But then we all settle in a little and the slogging can really begin. And after about 10 minutes I'm too tired to continue and we walk back home.
But let me tell ya - those two honks and a wave I usually get from strangers driving to work or home from school, or whatever... they mean the world to me. It reminds me to keep going. Pick the sippy cup up one more time and TRY, just TRY to keep slogging a little farther. Just to that next stop sign...
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Gen wasn't one for binkies but she did have a tendency at about your little boys age or a little older where she loved to throw things for me to pick up. So I devised a strategy where I took the binky clips that I never really used and made them into toy catchers. When she threw the toy it would just come back to her and i didn't have to pick it up millions of times while walking. Maybe you could find some sippy cups that have a handle on them and do the same thing that way if they do drop them they will still be within arm's length and you won't have to pick them up. Just a thought! Love that you are getting out!
It is amazing what a honk can do -- gives you such a lift! I still need to see this amazing tri machine!!
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