Monthly Archives: October, 2012
It is just a race
It took me 7 years to realize this. Every single race is simply that. Just a race. None of them really matter that much. The reality is, our kids become better swimmers based on finding the right mix of quality and quantity of practice. The races are simply a measure of those two factors. If …
Do we have practice tonight?
We survived Hurricane Sandy. We didn’t lose our power and didn’t even notice the high winds. Our house must be positioned just right as many of our friends heard howling winds all night. We slept like babies. Watching the news this morning I am very grateful we didn’t have the flooding or power loss that …
Sandy decided we needed a taper
We live in Maryland, just outside DC. I made both Sarah and Sophie go to their 7 am practices yesterday. I called it “the last chance workout”. I suspected practice tonight would be cancelled. The winds this evening are predicted to be around 60 MPH this evening. As predicted practice tonight was cancelled. More than …
A new favorite blog of mine
I really think you would like this blog. Check it out if you have a chance! Great for parents, swimmers and coaches! Coach Mike Why should I swim if I am not the best? I really love this!
The perfect gift for the perfect child
Grace will be 13 soon and we have been looking for the perfect gift to get her. I think we have finally found it. I could use some help. Anyone have a spare $25,000? You are welcome to join us at our table. While the price tag seems high, the proceeds from this event will …
Everything has changed
Tonight we didn’t have to bring the boys to practice. Sarah has soccer so I only had Grace and Sophie in the car. The boys keep me entertained but they are loud. We can barely hear each other let alone the radio. The ride today was quiet. Grace turned on the new Taylor Swift (what …
Please don’t go.
Sad. Sarah has been with the same soccer coach for 4 years now, since first grade. Coach K is amazing and incredible. She makes the girls work hard, teaches them to be respectful of each other and fellow competitors as well as respect for the game. She is the type of role model we can only hope …
It just isn’t fair
Life, politics, swimming, you name it. Grace has a very good friend who swims at our club. She swims in the practice group that is one step below where Grace swims. Grace’s group is by invitation only. Her friend was asked to move into the group and very politely declined. She is a very talented …
It’s a wrap
First swim meet of the season. Done and done. Sophie as you know snuck hers in the weekend before, Grace and Sarah swam this weekend. Sarah scored the early warm ups. By scored I mean, sucks to be 9-10 this time. None of us are morning people. Sarah is no exception. Saturday morning though she …
The first last mini meet ever
Last Saturday was the first mini meet of the season. Sophie is 8 and in her final year with minis! Starting in April she will swim in the big leagues – you know the 9-10′s! It is the beginning of the end. I used to dread the mini meets and now I realize I am …
