Monthly Archives: June, 2012
We don’t care about times
I have heard this several times this year. Dude really? I wasn’t born yesterday. One was the parent of a top (and I do mean top) swimmer in his age group. I am talking nationally ranked top swimmer. Being humble is one thing but thinking people are stupid is another. The person talking to them …
Please take me to practice!
Mom, will you make me some eggs? Can we get to practice early? Can I do both practices today? I am going to do some crunches. I need to get to bed early tonight. Can we watch SWIMMING? Please? I would personally like to thank the 2012 Olympic Trials for motivating my girls to do …
I may not be a Doctor
But I can diagnose swimmers ear. Sophie can. She is 8. Sophie started complaining about it yesterday morning and by this afternoon she was in excruciating pain. And of course we are out of the antibiotic drops. I was nervous about calling the Doctor, she is not one to call in prescriptions without seeing the kids …
Not in the cards
50 Backstroke Pool Record – 34.38 Team Record – 34.27 Grace’s time – 34.47 As a non swimmer, it is hard for me to comprehend one or two tenths of a second. I do know, it may as well be an hour. It’s the classic case of could have, would have, should have. Grace did …
Am I 12?
My favorite group is LMFAO. I admit, for my age, I have really bad taste in music. My kids will often bring me money, asking me to buy something for them from itunes. More often than not I already own the song – I upload it and take their money. Usually they stole the money …
Record breaking deal
Grace would like to break two pool records this summer. They belong to a swimmer from another team who is a year older than Grace. She is really close on both of them and is hoping Saturday is her day. One tiny problem. In the process of breaking the pool record, she will also break …
Hard work beats talent
When talent quits working hard. I didn’t make this one up. Grace and I read it on the back of a t-shirt at a meet. The timing of it could not have been more perfect. Grace was at the tail end of a dry spell. She was flatlining. We were clinging to this sport for dear …
When you lose some you win some
Yesterday was the first meet in our summer swim league. We are in the second highest division and with a huge change in coaching this summer, victory wasn’t really expected. Reality lived up to expectations. The good news is we didn’t get clobbered. The bad news? Those meets are heading our way. I know I …
The last time that happened…
No never. All three girls are swimming in the A meet this Saturday for our summer swim team. This will be the first time ever that all three girls swam at the same time and place. With the girls being two years apart they are never in the same age group. Rarely do I have …
My daughter is a better man than I am
I am not a morning person. Barely a mid morning person. I am tolerable around 9 and human at 10. I have to warn overnight visitors that I don’t do conversation until 9ish. Grace just started her summer swim practices. At 5:30 AM daily. Her first one wasn’t without a bump in the road. She …
