- One rock-hard, half-eaten Eggo waffle;
- Seven year-old daughter’s prescription eye glasses;
- Fourteen miscellaneous Polly Pocket accessories;
- My flute;
- Three empty water bottles;
- One unread copy of “Navy Seal Workout Program,” to be returned to Barnes & Noble because, while I am happy to do the running part of the program, the obstacle course will be be difficult because I am without a ten-foot wall in my backyard;
- Blockbuster copy of “Spongebob - The Movie” which I now own because I rented it two years ago;
- Three (unused) tampons;
- Seven Hot Tamales;
- Five barrettes;
- Copy Junie B Jones is not a Crook;
- My PLU sweatshirt
April 14, 2008 at 7:47 pm
Awesome! I used to go “car diving” in my friend’s SUV. I used to find all kinds of fun stuff while hanging out in the back.
Regarding the Navy SEAL thing, my brother-in-law was in training to be a SEAL. He ended up ringing out, but now he has his own business where he has an obstacle course in his backyard and he basically acts like a personal trainer/drill instructor. Too bad he’s in CA, otherwise I’d send you to him.
April 14, 2008 at 9:59 pm
I am glad the tampons were unused. No old French fries? I’m impressed.
April 14, 2008 at 10:37 pm
Kitkat:
Your BIL was training to be a SEAL? That’s impressive. I would totally get in shape with the obstacle course if I had one close by.
The only thing I was able to accomplish in the book was the running stuff. Pft.
April 14, 2008 at 10:38 pm
425Heidi:
Yes, as a rule I don’t keep used tampons around. Did I tell you that when Georgia was little she heard me unwrapping one and - from the other side of the bathroom door - yelled, “um, Mom? do you have a popsicle in there?”
April 15, 2008 at 1:04 am
Thank god for small miracles. If they were used, your status would automatically be lowered to whatever is underneath “white trash.”
April 15, 2008 at 1:29 am
Jacob:
Oh, but the Eggo waffles were “used,” and the Hot Tamales were sucked-on. I guess that makes my kids - not me - white trash
April 15, 2008 at 12:36 pm
I keep suggesting to my husband (the brother of the brother-in-law) that he should get him to make a video strictly based on bootcamp calisthenics. I wonder if you could find obstacle-course-like equipment at local playgrounds? I’m always amazed when I think back to what I used to do for “fun” during recess. If I tried the monkey bars now, I’d most likely fall off on the first swing.
It seems that a lot of the SEAL training involves group work too. I doubt you’d be able to cary an entire raft filled with water all by yourself even if you had one
April 15, 2008 at 2:58 pm
Kitkat:
My lawpartner’s daughter is a Marine Corps officer. When she went through training - and they’re always in training for something or another - I could not believe the stuff they made her do. From sleep deprivation to running in 100 degree humid weather with full gear on to being stranded in the wilderness having to forage for their own food. She’s awesome. My point it you’re absolutely correct that a lot of it is team-oriented, or mental stuff. I think I’d just cry in bootcamp and get sent home.