We were at the pool bright & early this morning. 7:30 to be exact. The kids were in the water by 8 am.
They had a blast.
Cameron's thrilled he knocked 8 seconds off this best time from last year in Freestyle.
Mari's happy she made it across the pool without stopping both in freestyle & back. I'm proud of both of them.
I didn't get many photos.... seems every year I take a ton & all they do is collect dust. There are only so many different poses/layouts you can do with the kids diving in the pool photos. :)
However, I would like to share this one of Mari -her 1st time ever going off the starting blocks. You can see we need to work on that dive in. She's doing great off the deck in practice --- no so much here. LOL!
Friday afternoon my pal kept the kids after school with her while she worked at the scholastic book fair.
My other friend brought the kids home and was full of apologies. Then I saw them. Plastic pointer fingers on sticks. Weapons. Thanks Diana! I've been refereeing the kids all weekend - They've used them as butt scratchers, nose pickers, swords, ticklers, guns, bug swatters, dog torturers - & those are just a small sampling of their uses.
Hey- at least they're creative.
Look at Mari!
#11 for all of you keeping track!
We bought ourselves a little something goofy!
For him:
But we'll have comfy feet.
Summer here we come!!!!
Happy Cinco de Mayo all!
Just what is normal?
I dunno, really. But school is back in! The kids are happy. I'm happy.
Work is crazy. Too crazy. But at least I'll survive until next payday! :)
Things have been crazy --- so let me update a little bit.
- The kids are about to start STAR testing. The state's mandatory No Child Left Untested test.
- Swim practice is in full swing. I'm such a bad mom- I do not have any photos yet.
- Mari's busy making a top 10 friend list. {I am doomed- I tell you. Doomed}
- Cam's at a playdate with a pal from school. New friends. Very. Very nice.
- There are 5 more weeks of school. OMG!
- 36 days until Cameron is 10. Double OMG!
- The dog has settled in well. If we stay on top of her she will go potty outside all the time. If we slack -we will find a turd in the tub & pee on the bathmat.
- I have a secret shopper assignment Monday with the dog. We are evaluating a local vet. I get a free check-up (up to $100) & $25.
- I made $15 in an Amazon coupon for doing a website evaluation the other morning. Made me late for work but hey! it's free $$!
- Mari's Heely's arrived in the mail today! {photo to follow}
- My SIL's baby shower is in 2 weeks. I need to make her favors. OMG! She wants personalized candy bars. I think I'll buy a program online & whip them up. I hope it's not difficult. I have visions of me up all night the 18th desperately trying to get the program to work!
