The first 13 days of Lent

On Ash Wednesday, exactly 13 days ago I decided that my Lent foray into self-denial would be to give up Facebook until Easter Sunday.

We all knew that for me and my daily 6 posts a day Facebook fix this was going to be tough so I have decided to blog. Yes, now not only will people get my eventual Facebook post but also my daily diatribes and thoughts on pretty much everyting. Thankfully you can avoid reading this, while facebook posts just show up on your news feed - mind you that can also be modified.

Here is the latest. On Sunday my lovely articulate and loving 10 year old agreed after much cajoling to go grocery shopping with me. I have to tell you this is quite a monumental event as currently his brain is full of hockey and hockey ONLY and being seen with his mother while picking out fruits and vegetables makes him cringe.

Anyhoo, TWO, count them, TWO minutes into our blissful act of togetherness the aforementioned child in his infinite distractability rams the back of my left ankle with the shopping cart HARD! Those of you who have experienced this pain will understand that the ONLY response to this act of unexpected violence is swearing (at the child)! So yes there I am the "illustrious" Dr. Lopez swearing at the top of my lungs in the middle of Save on Foods - the UBC save on foods to top it all off !!!!

Needless to say the ENTIRE place turns to look at me with derisive looks of "Can you believe how she is talking to her child?!" and only one lady comes up to me to say "I saw what happened, are you okay?". Thankfully ever the sisterhood of mothers she also says "Don't worry about the swearing we've all done it". Have we really? All done it? Have we?

Meantime the child is incredibly distressed and apologetic particulary after he sees me limp for about 5 days and reluctantly cut down my running routine for a week. Finally yesterday when once again I am showing him my ankle to mid-leg bruise he says "Okay I have apologized like 40 times already, it is Lent and even God eventually gave Jesus a break".

Maybe I should too eh?