Monthly Archives: April, 2012
The unlucky clover
Sarah has been scoring in soccer. Like crazy. When I am not there. Dad takes her – score. Friend takes her – score. Me – not so much. She plays in a rec team and the rule is wear red bring white. Or wear white bring red. This has been the rule for oh, I …
On the topic of versing…
Have you ever wondered the difference between swam vs. swum? If you thought swum was another one of those kidisms, you would be wrong. About swam vs swum The regular past tense of “swim” is “swam”: “I swam to the island.” However, when the word is preceded by a helping verb, it changes to “swum”: …
Terms of endearment
Don’t you love little kidisms? You know, those adorable little words and phrases that don’t have any proper place in the English language but they are too cute to correct? One of my new favorites: Versing – v. Versed, versing, verse 1. To occupy oneself in amusement, sport, or other recreation 2. To take part in a …
Why yes, I did bring a suitcase to the chess tournament
Reblogged from Pausing to Reflect: My son started playing chess last year at school. They had very good club, led by a chess master. He learned a great deal and had enough confidence to go to a tournament that spring. I don’t know what I expected from a chess tournament, but I was completely blown …
When it doesn’t rain, it pours.
I know I once said I hate carpools. I really do. Because I find carpools end up working like this…I drive other people’s little monsters all over the place. The other day though I needed help. I had about 120 miles worth of driving to do in a two-hour time period. Kids were everywhere. Usually …
Homework is hard for me
I have a hard time with my kids homework. Especially using the spelling words in a sentence. Fortunately, they are pretty good at it and don’t need too much help. Sophie’s writing journal was laying out and I randomly turned to a page. She wrote: March 14 Tell me about your luckiest day. I got …
My Thoughts During A 400 IM
Reblogged from Religiously Wet: Since we’ve been doing A LOT of IMs lately in practice, you’d think that I wouldn’t be surprised tonight when the conclusion of our main set was a timed 400 IM. From a push. Killer race + huge waves + sleep-deprived teenager = I CAN’T WAIT FOR DINNER! I respect IMers …
Summer Swim Part 4
Who would have thought that the non-competitive summer teams were so freaking competitive? Turns out that they decided to launch an all out recruiting effort. We got hit up by two teams, the one in our neighborhood AND one trying to beat our neighborhood. No, not by the coaches. Not the other parents. Oh no….the …
Me and my OCD
I have what is probably the worst OCD ever if you are a swim mom. I hate dirty laundry and I freak out if I am more than half a load behind. Which sucks because my kids use 3 towels a day for swimming. Grace showers at least twice a day. Sophie and Sarah when I …
Summer Swim Part 3
If only the drama ended there. We joined a community pool 4 summers ago because our neighborhood pool did not have a swim team. Last summer our neighborhood put together a swim team that competes in a “fun” league. Much less competitive, only a handful of teams. We live in an up and coming community and …
