Let me just start by saying that I'm singing in a choir...and I actually enjoy it. I never thought I would EVER say that! I've never sung in public and Ma Busch can tell you some stories. I sing with Amy and Craig "He-Who-Has-Some-Pipes" Thornton among others. Amy sings 2nd soprano, Craig sings tenor and I'm droppin' the bass lines like I'm gettin' paid to do it! We're like the singing Von Tramps!
Now for the main topic. We've developed a new ritual of taking the kids to the gym swimming pool every Friday night for about an hour or so. We pack our swim trunks and goggles in a nifty bright pink bag which I love carrying around in public. We go to the family locker room and change into our swim trunks, then proceed to the pool. The pool at this gym is large, cold and kid friendly. There is also a lap pool, sauna and jacuzzi's in the general vicinity. The kids jump right in and I follow. I carry Peyton on my back and throw Mya around like a rag doll...she loves it!
Now I have to say, the greatest sight is seeing Amy in this situation. She's always decked out in a bathing suit and looking something like a graceful, almost mermaidish lady of the water who was born to grace the waters with her every stroke as she so elegantly...sits at the side of the FREAKING pool and doesn't even so much as get her toes wet!!! What the???? I'm dumbfounded by this! Can Amy even swim? Maybe I should find this out? Who do I need to talk to? There's another mom who does this with Amy...they sit and gossip the whole time...I won't mention any names but the Nat knows who she is! Amy if you don't know how to swim I will teach you...just like the time I taught you Bulgarian folk dancing and how to make red jello with cool whip on top. Amy, if anything do it for the children...and by children I don't mean our kids but the disease ridden, orphaned 3rd world country kids you see on the infomercials...for just pennies a day...
Seriously, I do hereby forthwith challenge Amy to get in the FREAKING pool and start swimming with her kids...immediately, this next Friday immediately! Get your bathing suit wet for once!
Wild about my Child
12 years ago
7 comments:
Come on Ames, I'm with Stevo on this one. Your previous post did say you were going to try a little harder. Why not start with the swimming?
It's the Von Trapp family, not the Von Tramp. Though the mistake might be more fitting that we realize... :).
And the point in swimming is so that the kids get together to have fun, and so Amy and I get together to have fun. We play with the kids all week long! This is our chance to hang out and talk while the kids are otherwise engaged. We make no apologies...
But I promise, when the weather turns and we can go outside, we will get in the pool with the kids.
You said the water is cold. I wouldn't get in it either. Amy must get that from me!
I think I need to start prefacing my intentional misspellings so that Nat and Emily don't feel the need to correct me every time.
Nat, all I can say is...excuses, excuses, excuses...
I just laugh and laugh. That's all!
Von Tramp. I love it. :)
Stevo...singing...in a choir?!?!?!?! hahahahahahaha...I love it. Looks like the whole fam damily is trying a little harder.
I'm torn on the swimming thing. On the one hand, it's fun to catch up with a friend and just relax (plus, sitting by the side of the pool means you don't have to get your hair wet...which is a nice bonus). On the other hand, playing with the kiddos in the pool sounds like 1) a lot of fun and 2) tremendous exercise that I could get behind. Maybe you guys can work out a compromise?
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