1. Yes, the title of this post is accurate. Cooper's club diving practice got canceled (this last week before the team leaves for nationals has been a real shit show), and Dorothy was at dance ALL DAY, so Cooper, Minnie, and I went to the pool at 2 pm and stayed until close at 9. Well, I took a break to grab Minnie a change of suit (chafing), and she and I grabbed Dorothy at 7pm and brought her back for the final 2 hours-- but still 2pm-9pm AT THE POOOOL.
2. I read So Far Gone and liked it well enough. I think I really wanted Richard Russo to be writing it, though (especially the buddy dialogue), and there was a really odd mix of granular action and then sweeping exposition.
3. Coop's national team joined us for a couple hours, and the kids ran all of their dives over and over again and played smallest splash with a running score. They asked whatever lifeguard was in the deep end to judge the splash, and a large group of little kids congregated to scream out scores. It was darling.
4. I did no house work, though, and didn't even fold the day's laundry, super unfortch because I changed Jack and Coop's sheets, blankets, and duvet covers. (I mean, no housework is not accurate because I did clean all the bathrooms and make sure all the bedrooms were tidy-- something I do first thing every morning-- and I swept the kitchen floor and prepped the coffee, etc, after we got home).
5. Minnie is totally self sufficient in the deep end, and I never have to go in the pool ever again-- UNLESS I WANT TO.
Super cute scarf! That's my hack as well - a scarf or hair band.
ReplyDeleteHa ha... love that photo of Minnie jumping into the pool.
ReplyDeletei actually love days like this- there's something luxurious about going somewhere and staying for a really long time. It just feels like summer, the way it should be for kids. Long days of nonstop fun. And it sounds like it was relaxing for you- of course there's always "mom work" going on (swimsuit changes, sunscreen application, snacks, etc.) But overall a great way to spend a summer day.
7 hours at the pool OMG! But yay for Minnie being such an excellent swimmer. I can't wait for my boys to be confident swimmers. Paul has improved a lot over the past year so is heading in the right direction. Will didn't make much progress but had so many ear infections so missed lessons/didn't feel great getting his ears wet. Hopefully he makes more progress over the next 9 months. I would love to not have to get in the pool. When we go to aquatic centers, I stare longingly at parents on chairs reading novels... that feels SO FAR OFF!
ReplyDeleteYour sunnies and suit are so cute!
ReplyDeleteWe had a day this week where the neighbor kids came over and the kids played for four hours straight. It was wonderful. I got in the pool twice, to cool off, and that was it. Perfect summer day. But, of course, NOTHING GETS DONE. Such a balance that I have not yet achieved.
Love the sunnies and suit, too!
ReplyDeleteI am always in awe of how much cleaning (and sheet-switching you do). I literally have zero idea how you fit all this in. I secretly picture you like one of the Incredibles - the one that can move so fast. Sarah, are you secretly a Pixar superhero pretending to be an actual human being?
Come teach me how.
Is it wrong/gross if I admit that my no housework days are superior to yours in that I actually do no housework?
ReplyDeleteI miss full days spent at the pool. I remember reading a book on a pool chair decades ago when a little old lady came over to tell me she had watched me track my kids/swim with them for years and she was so happy to see I was at a stage of relaxation.
As if any of us doubted that the post title was accurate. Also your definition of no housework is appreciably different from mine.
ReplyDeleteThe diving thing is so amazing. One of those things you could never imagine before having kids.