Monthly Archives: May, 2012
The DQ, part 2
One of the things I have learned about DQ’s in the past year is…deal with it. If it is deserved, learn from it. Fix the mistakes. Get over it. It happens. Move on. If it isn’t? Get over it. It happens. Move on. For the love of swimming, please do not protest it – even …
Avenging the DQ
The dreaded DQ. A few years ago we decided that DQ’s should be a celebratory event, worthy of a trip to Dairy Queen. As we all know, everyone has been disqualified at a meet at one time or another. Grace was once DQ’d in an IM by…her own father. A friend of hers came up laughing, …
Don’t mind me (last person in America to read 50 Shades of Grey)
Seriously, don’t mind me. I mean don’t bother me. I am in the corner all by myself for a reason. I want to fit in. I want to be like ALL of my facebook friends. I want to stay up all night reading, walking around like a Zombie. Forget about dinner kids, eat leftovers, mom …
If changing out of a practice suit were an Olympic Event
Grace would be a gold medal winner. In the summer the minute practice is over, that thing is off and the bikini on. Like faster than she can do a 50 fly. Crazy fast. She says it is the tan lines. I also think she likes to make the distinction between work and play. I …
My little secret
I can’t swim. At all. The really interesting part…I love the water. Well, the ocean that is. I just spent a few days in Florida with a friend who is a swim coach. She has seen my attempts to swim. Ok, that is a lie, I don’t attempt to swim. She has seen me sit …
It is all in the details
I have a motto. “Worry about today – today”. And I live by it. I literally wake up every day – look at what is going on for the day – and plot my attack accordingly. I don’t even keep a calendar I just look on the school, swim team and soccer team websites and …
Yes, that was bad. High five.
Sophie had a welcome to summer mini meet yesterday – our first outdoor meet of the season. We had a really quiet weekend and the weather was absolutely perfect, 82 degrees. I gathered the entire family and we all went together to the meet. Well, after we woke Sophie up. She had a girls scout …
Checking it twice
I just looked at our calendar for Saturday sports. Nothing. NO thing. Not a thing. Thank goodness we have a mini meet for Super Fly Sophie on Sunday. I haven’t been to a swim meet in FOR-freaking-EVER. Chris went to the long course meet, I was working the tan in Palm Beach. Seriously, it has been …
The trophy wife
I am 42. And 3/4. In other words, almost 43. Old. Not a trophy wife. My husband is actually younger. By almost a year. But I am the wife that collects the trophies. I think trophies are stupid. Rec soccer? Trophy. Three kids in it? Three identical trophies. None are actually earned for doing something …
Career advice from an orthopedic specialist?
Dr. – How did you get injured? Sarah – Do you want details or in general. Dr. – In general. Sarah – playing soccer. Dr. – Scale of 1-10 how bad does it hurt. Sarah – 9. Well, can you give me an example of 10 pain? Dr. – 10 is an alligator eating your …
