The Gap is Complete

On It's Way Out.

It's Out!

Translation:

Dear Tooth Fairy,

I heard that you gave Maya a note on a burnt piece of paper.  

By the way,  I want some fairy dust.  When I went to Maya's

birthday party, her clue was on the same paper and she said

"this is on the same paper as the note from the tooth fairy."

Keep Brushing.  Brush your teeth. 

Love,

Penelope

We tried

but it's not happening tonight...

Making progress...

No lessons yet but this is all by ear in just a few days.

Party in the USA!

We had a shitty week.  There is no other way to describe it.  Penelope missed 4 days of school thanks to a nasty local outbreak of the "norovirus."  And we cleaned up a lot of barf!  So, we were ready to party this weekend and party we did. We celebrated Valentine's Day with friends.  It was an international night with friends from Denmark and France.  Penelope in her fabulous new dress from India (thanks Maya!)

The start of the week.  Clocking in 1 tablespoon
of water every 5 minutes (so mean).

The end of the week, belting out Party in the USA.

Partying with hula hoops!

Party in the USA, they know all the words.

Such a civilized dinner.

Here's hoping that none of you out there catch this thing. It's nasty.

I am thankful for...

A washing machine in the basement.  Sanitizing spray.  6 hour intervals.

Get the picture?

Me - I missed the meet on account of the stomach flu.
P - made the meet but at the end of her last heat she threw up on deck.  Good timing babes.
Z - still hanging in there.

It's not pretty and there's not much documentation except these two shots and a report that P finished all of her heats close to the top and better than her last times, despite oncoming illness.

This lovely portrait was taken by one of P's teammates from the sidelines. They spent a lot of down time taking pictures of each other. Hope they don't all have the stomach flu now too...

The Night Before the Next Swim Meet Post

Because even though I've got nothing, if I don't post something now, this will turn into a swim blog.  What's happening?  Well, we spent a January weekend in New York.

The Room Service was Divine.

As was the view.

It was freezing.

And, that's all I've got. Until tomorrow when Penelope swims in her second meet.

Sorry I've been so delinquent.