Holdin' Down the Fort: Swim Lessons 2010

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Swim Lessons 2010

Last week we drove to Vale, Oregon for swimming lessons. The girls loved it and learned a lot. The weather was perfect...their lessons began at 8 am, so it is good we are in the extreme heat of summer. When I asked Lizzie what she thought about swimming lessons, she said "the water and I are identical, and we love each other".

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View From the Hill

How do we reduce the pressure and enjoy our families more? "...recognize that the joy of motherhood comes in moments. There will be hard times and frustrating times. But amid the challenges, there are shining moments of joy and satisfaction. Author Anna Quindlen reminds us not to rush past the fleeting moments. She said "The biggest mistake I made {as a parent} is the one that most of us make...I did not live in the moment enough. This is particularly clear now that the moment is gone, captured only in photographs. There is one picture of {my three children} sitting in the grass on a quilt in the shadow of the swing set on a summer day, ages six, four, and one. And I wish I could remember what we ate, and what we talked about, and how they sounded, and how they looked when they slept that night. I wish I had not been in such a hurry to get on to the next thing: dinner, bath, book, bed. I wish I had treasured the doing a little more and the getting it done a little less" (from "Daughters of God", Ballard April 2008; click on image for complete article)