Last week of school

Well it's finally the last week of school.  All major testing and projects are done.  This week should be a few minor tests and cleaning out of lockers, etc.  Sprout is ready to be out and working with animals and relaxing some.  The pool at home is not open, but hopefully will be soon.  The weather here just has not been cooperating at all.    Our pool is not heated and since we didn't get the cover on it last year we are probably going to drain it and clean it and then refill it.  It would cost less in chemicals in the long run to do this.

Friday she really didn't want to go to swim practice, but since she's only been once up to that point and we wouldn't be able to on Saturday I said she should go and she agreed.  It was a good move.  She was the only one in her group so basically she got a private lesson.  She's been having timing issues with her breast stroke and that is almost all evened out.  She improved enough the coach is talking about 200 IM for her now.  That is what she is shooting for in her training now.  Not bad for this being her first year swimming on a club team.  She was so happy at the end of practice.  It was nice to see her improvement in just that short time.  We talked and decided Fridays will always be a swim day since people often take off for the weekend a little early and there might be more opportunities to work one on one with her coach. 

There are two groups that swim when she does so they don't cancel practice and sometimes they combine, but not last Friday.  Even if they combine the groups the second group is one higher than she is in so it pushes her a little harder and that's good too. 

I'm looking forward to Friday since it's officially the last day of school and I took a vacation day!!!  My plan is to over the weekend deep clean my kitchen and send the kid off with Pappaw to get her leather craft kit.