Oops!

Well, I guess I'll blog the bad stuff as well as the good stuff.

She has picked up "Oh Gosh!" at the daycare. She certainly isn't hearing it at home. It seems to be one of the hardest things to teach her not to say it, when you are saying it yourself. It's like trying to teach her not to bite while biting her back.

She also jumped in the pool without our permission. I was on the other side of the pool (in the water) trying to catch/net a gnarly looking varmint that was in the water (ugly bug). Holly was walking around the pool doing something. Jessie was sitting on the edge at the ladder. We have put her there before, and she obeyed us not to jump in. Well, she did it anyway.

I'm glad we were there, but it was interesting. She started paddling and moving her arms. She didn't sink. When I got to her and got her above the water, she didn't sputter at all. So, she knew to hold her breath, but she hasn't quite learned to go to her back and float. She was trying to swim towards me, I believe. We're not sure what would have happened if we weren't there (i.e., would she have tried to swim to the edge like she's being taught?). Anyway, a scary moment, yet somewhat interesting.

There were no swim/safety lessons on Friday or tomorrow (Monday). The instructor whose child drowned was mourning the 10th anniversary since it had happened. She is truly turning lemons into lemonade.

Larry Crockett
Franklin, TN
Run with whatcha brung, and hope you brung enough