Water Logged

June seems to be the month for us to get into a routine for summer. It also seems to be the month for us to swim. Alot. That's Ok, though. It's hot and the water feels good. This week alone we are scheduled to swim 4 days. We also went swimming today after church. No, the pool isn't up and running. The Y is running a special and we have several friends that have pools.

The Y in our area is running a free special for the month of June. You get use of all their facilities for the entire month for $0. That works for us. They have Zumba on Tuesday mornings and Tai Chi on Wednesday evenings. If you sign up for a regular membership during the month of June they will wave the $90 joining fee. We're still not sure about joining, but we are going to take advantage of it as much as we can, that's for sure.

We went swimming today after church. It wasn't very crowded and we were happy about that. Most people don't head to the pool after services, they head for the restaurant. For the kids to be able to swim in the deep water they have to take a swim test. They have to swim the length of the pool in the deep end. The big girl and the boy were all over that. I am so proud of those babies. The boy has turned into quite a swimmer. He got tired about 2/3 of the way and he couldn't touch the bottom to rest. He did what his mama has been telling him to do. He flipped over, floated, caught his breath for a minute, then finished. He was awesome. That big girl just swam her heart out without stopping and made it all the way. She didn't even hesitate when she was told she had to take a swim test. She went straight to the side she had to start on, slid into the pool and took off. For a girl who didn't even like to get her face wet, she has made amazing strides. Hubby swam with them for awhile, and then we switched. He got to watch the baby and swim with her, while I got to have fun with the big kids.

Mondays we are trying to leave open for a play date with friends. They have a community pool and we get together with them and another set of friends and hang out and swim. I am trying to get the baby more comfortable with the pool and with water because she will soon be taking swimming lessons. She has made an effort, but she needs to know how to swim. It is important that if we are going to have a pool in the back yard, that I be confident she can be safe. Well, at least safer. She starts to whine a little when I tell her she needs to take lessons, but I tell her to hush. This isn't something she has a choice about. She stops, so maybe she realizes that I mean business.

And as for our pool, we're getting closer. Hubby got the hole finished. We ordered the liner and it shipped today. So, hopefully, in a few days it'll get here and the frame will go up. The liner will go in. It will get filled with water and we will have a pool. Finally. This entire saga has taken over a year to accomplish. We aren't done yet, but I'm hoping by the 4th of July, we can have a pool party. Wouldn't that be something. After the pool goes up we need to get stairs and a fence. We have partial fencing, so yea for that. We just need to get the rest of it up as soon as we can.

I may have to invest in a couple of extra suits for the girls and me. Hubby and the boy have at least three each. The baby has a couple, but she needs to grow into them. The big girl needs another one, at least. So do I, but I usually have to go to a department store to find one I like and fits right. It figures I can't go cheap for me. Maybe it's my high dollar tastes. Guess I better get to clipping my coupons to pay for it.

Have a great day.