Deep Waters

Today Everley and I met Lindley and Lynnette at the YMCA pool for some morning pool time.  As usual, we stayed around the kiddie pool area.  Lindley had on her life jacket and was fairly content to frolic in the shallow water with Lynnette while Everley and I discussed the merits of her wearing her life jacket and frolicking between the kiddie pool and the sprinklers and the baby pool and the chairs.  The water in the kiddie pool was cold - pretty much ice cold even on a hot day.  So while the little ones seemed to just jump in with abandon, Lynnette and I performed the adult zero entry dance - you know, get the water over the ankles and slowly inch up until eventually your body is used to the sub-zero temperature.

At some point, Everley decided to walk around to the other side of the pool where the main pool is located. I was following close behind when I noticed a section of the pool where there were several toddlers and little kids in the water with their parental units or representatives.  Everley (and lifejacket) and I decided to get in and soon Lindley and Lynnette joined us.  And what did we discover?  The water was much warmer, there was plenty or room to practice swimming and kicking and scooping (the Olympic terms for swimming), and generally was a much nicer place to splash and enjoy the pool than the kiddie pool with a million kids all vying for the same six inches of space.

So what's the moral of this story, boys and girls?  There might be several, such as:

Had Everley not ventured over to the big pool, we would have never discovered how much better it was. Therefore, just because something looks big and daunting and out of your league, it might not be so.  You just have to find a way to make it work for you (in this case, it required an adult and lifejacket).

Had Everley and Lindley been content to play in the ice cube pool, we would not have found a warmer better pool.  In other words, being content is great - but always consider that there might be another option, also.

Had Everley and Lindley not had an enjoyable time in the big pool, Lynnette and Luanne would not have had such a great time in the ice cube pool.  So sometimes it's important to think outside the box and find a new experience that everyone can enjoy.

In the end, it was a good day to go swimming.  And now LaLa actually is looking forward to going back!!

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Today was a great day because:  pool time with Lindley, Everley, and Lynnette and going to the big pool to swim; Marilyn arriving in town; dinner dilemmas and pickup; trek to Bobbies then Dairy Queen; Sharon's yard sale delivery (yes, we're having another one); watching Vandy win baseball to head for the championship