As many of you know, Number 4 is a pretty good swimmer. She’s got lots of natural talent, plus a body that was made for the sport. That’s part of the reason she’s a good swimmer. But the bigger part is that she also loves it. Last night as we were driving home from practice, […]
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5 Things You Can Do To Help Your Child Become a Stronger Swimmer
Number 7 recently swam in her first swim meet. At four years old, she swims all four strokes legally, which, at that age, is pretty unusual. And so we officially have 5 kids ranging in age from 4 to 11 on the swim team. I’ve been coaching swimming in some capacity since I was a junior […]
Everything I need to know I learned from swimming.
I went to a really good high school. I graduated from a great college. I got my masters degree. I would say that I’m pretty well educated. After spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on my education, here is what I have ultimately learned. Everything I really need to succeed in life, all the lessons, my […]
I need to see some ID, please.
I have not been able to find my Y card or my license for over a month. Number 3 was playing with his Y card in the kitchen, and sliding it along the wall, when it slipped out of his hands and slid into about a 2mm crack between the wall and the cabinet. So […]
Summer’s Eve. Not just for women.
When it comes to cleaning my house, I suck. I’m terrible about returning emails and texts. I can be really hard on people. And forget to say thank you. I’m also a bit of a procrastinator. I find it much easier to yell at the kids about putting stuff off until the last minute than […]
Proud Mommy, Part 3
We live in a really old house. 1787 old. The latches on the kids bedrooms are those old school wrought iron kind of latches. Kind of like this: Sometimes they get a little bit stuck, and the kids have a hard time opening them. One of those times was about 3 years ago. Number 3 was […]