Ugh, what a frustrating day. First a little background on the Y swim lessons. Since we dropped the girls out of preschool, Greg thought it would be a good idea to put them in swim. Last week Ally flunked her swim test so the Swim Nazi (thanks, Pez!) said she had to be in the "Pikes with Parent" class. Em was passed to regular Pikes (without parent). The only reason Ally didn't pass was water splashed into her eyes and she pouted the rest of the test. Typical Ally behavior. But if I'm in the water with Ally, what about Kyle and Kelly, they won't stay in the childcare room. The Swim Nazi told me (and I quote): "Threaten them with their lives to behave." HUH? I was too shocked for words so we left at that point.
I managed to sign Em and Ally up for classes that ran at the same time, M/W while Zach's in school. Monday Ally was sick and stayed home with Greg. I tried Kyle and Kelly in the childcare room since I had nothing to lose that day and you guessed, they called me back after 10 minutes. Last night, Greg came up with the great idea that I sign Kyle up for the "Pikes with Parent" class too. Fine, I paid another $25 and suited up. Which brings me back to me not being able to swim. Actually I can doggie paddle and float on my back well enough to save my life if speed is not necessary. But I don't like being in the water if I can help it. And pool water, ew... Anyway I digress.
Now another "doh!" moment. I can't "parent" two kids at the same time in that class. Luckily there was a spot open in Em's Pike class and the teacher said she didn't mind trying Ally (I haven't seen the Swim Nazi again). Kelly did fine in the childcare room, Ally did fine in the regular Pike class, and Kyle did better than I expected with me. However the Monday Pike class is full so I can't switch Ally over to the Pike class 2 days a week with Em. She can either be Wednesday only or I can move her to a completely different Pike class which means another trip to the Y. I wish I had ignored the Swim Nazi in the first place and signed both girls up for the regular Pike class. I haven't decided what we'll do yet, I'm still trying to get pool water out of my ears.
Other frustrating moments of the day: the new dead bolt doesn't fit the door, it's raining so I can't mow the grass (it looks like a jungle out there), Ranger (the dog) has heartworms and needs $375 worth of shots, and I hate hanging the new blinds (they won't fit the old brackets so I have to switch them all). I think we're also going to have to put down new carpet. Cleaning might not do the job well enough for people to look past it even with a couple thousand dollar "carpet allowance." Which means a ton of furniture moving and more disorder. Hmm, I can see why some people never move. Anyway my little chocolate break is over so I'm sucking it up and moving on. :)
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