Near Drowning
Tuesday, April 7, 2009 by Amy
So, we went to public swim at the pool Saturday. The weather was horrible and we really needed to get out and it was our best option. We had never been to a weekend swim before. Well, there were several 7-8 year old boys there who were being rather wild. Of course, their fully-clothed parents were "watching" from the benches. I mean, you'd think that no one ever heard of direct supervision. Well, there is a little whirlpool area that the kids really like where the water goes round and round really fast. We were all in there and Riley was just going round and round and a boy just climbs right over her to get to the wall, totally dunking her. Luckily she had her life jacket on and she bobbed right back up, gasping. Rudi yelled, as only he can, "HEY, WATCH IT!" The kid was like, I didn't see her and Rudi bellowed "THEN PAY ATTENTION!" The kid probably peed in the pool. Seriously, just because you paid to get into the pool and the kids are supposed to have fun and burn off some energy doesn't mean that common courtesy goes out the window and they can do whatever they want. Geez. Man, it's like going to Pump It Up and having older kids push past yours on the stairs to the slide. Dude, it's a fun zone, not a rude zone!
So, yesterday we were eating the Chesapeake potatoes and tilapia and Avery said "If I eat my dinner, will I grow fast?" This is usually a loaded question, since she sometimes wants to grow and sometimes not. So I asked her and she said "I want to grow" so I said that if she ate healthy food she'd grow big and strong. She jumps up and down in excitement and shouts "YAY, THEN I CAN HAVE BABIES!!!!" Ugh. It is so foreign to me to have such a girly-girl that wants only to be a Mommy. Just so strange. But cute, nonetheless!
Poo....Avery JUST decided that she DOES want to take swimming lessons. Grrr. I just registered Riley for a time that Avery's level is not offered, and removed Avery's swim lesson fee from the budget. Girls are so fickle. I guess I'll have to change the dates and time and squeeze out the money from the budget. Poo again.
