raising teens

I
try
to get by
I don't know why
I often feel the need to sigh
and wonder just how others ply
with teens in house-hold supply
there are days now when both comply
and then there are days when I can only cry
but I am truly hopeful that in the future by and by
that my teens will be not only my kids but a willing ally

new bike

getting a new bike
is something I like

going faster than before
will improve my score

cycling more efficient
means less energy spent

aerodynamic will also aid
so my energy won't fade

easier gear shifts will allow
me to learn the feel and how

to let my body be my guide
and get the most out of my ride

foot pain

not sure what to do
about this foot pain
I've been feeling

the pain is not so
bad each day yet
still keeps me reeling

can't walk or run
exactly with proper form
this will only lead

to more exaggerated
problems and my
healing impede

so I am going today
to another doc to see
just what he thinks

about how far this
has gone and if I am
on the brink

of a surgery in my
future, which I had
already been told

was something I need
but I've kept putting
it on hold

fund raiser

if eating pizza
can help a kid

then eat it up
just like we did

something else
I didn't know

was the added fun of
the live music show

raffles for tickets
and even a date

added more fun
to the pizza on the plate

kids also bought shirts
to help raise funds

for a friend in need-who
hopefully raised thousands

trying to tri

our big day is done
but we missed one
bit of fun

the wind was so high
at time to start, the swim
became a bye

so we started on our bike
I did even better
than I like!

then back in and ready to run
going two laps around
ended our fun

we finished tired but glad
that we did what we did
and the fun we'd had

time to tri

tri time is almost here
no time to shrink in fear

must work hard to attain
what I've worked hard to gain

learning that I've gotten stronger
now it won't be much longer

time to swim, bike and run
knowing it's all good clean fun!

it's time again

it's time again
I just can't keep up
and don't care if it rhymes
or sounds abrupt

it's time again
for another post
and I have nothing to say
much less than most

and yet here I am again
writing my little drivel
so that I can keep my space
filled while I piddle

and yet wasn't there a show
that lasted quite a while,
that was about nothing
and yet made us smile