tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30560632.post1839067839798889622..comments2023-10-15T08:10:05.131-07:00Comments on The Egret's Nest: End of the weekAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02776482696203224923noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30560632.post-75922149174182672472007-02-03T19:10:00.000-08:002007-02-03T19:10:00.000-08:00Liza,
Swimming is the best sport, all around. Th...Liza,<br /><br />Swimming is the best sport, all around. The swimming athletes learn time management, team building skills, and self discipline over the years. It's a demanding competitive sport but produces the best overall students and athletes. I have met the greatest people through my 12 years in the sport and the greatest kids on earth. My daughter went to college on the swim team and had an immediate family of friends and a coach who looked after them, both personally and academically. Try the summer league - that will get them interested in competition. I want to post about my daughter and the sport soon, but I need to pull some photos from an old Gateway first...sigh... Sorry, I didn't mean to post on your blog! LOL! <br /><br />Now we need to know how Ruby is doing!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30560632.post-88094685293623047802007-02-03T07:59:00.000-08:002007-02-03T07:59:00.000-08:00We are encouraging the kids to have eclectic taste...We are encouraging the kids to have eclectic tastes. The next song Greg put on the iPod for Gage was Will Smith's rap song about his car being stolen. Gage loved it and looked up at one point in horror. He said (way too loudly because of the headphones) "He said a bad word!" I'm thinking Will Smith did? That's weird. Then Gage says, "He said, 'dumb'!" I cracked up -- pretty rough language for a rap song!<br /><br />Thanks for the good wishes on the dog. Fingers are crossed here but I'm working to get my expectations down into the realm of reasonable. We'll see! <br /><br />Mary -- I'd love to do swimming or diving with the kids. This summer we'll do swimming lessons again. Both kids are fish as my inlaws have a pool and we are there a couple of days a week in the summer. But, we haven't done lessons in two years so their actual swimming strokes have disappeared a bit. They could use the challenge of perfecting what they are doing. Our high school has a pool now (didn't when *I* went there) so swimming/diving is a good sport for them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02776482696203224923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30560632.post-33490968812577430942007-02-03T04:48:00.000-08:002007-02-03T04:48:00.000-08:00I remember having Friday nights like that. Often,...I remember having Friday nights like that. Often, we would stop at Pizza Hut after a swim meet or pick up carry-out. If you can ignore stupid parents, organized sports is a lot of fun. My daughter played soccer for a few years and we had a great time. In every sport, there are always a number of parents that tend to ruin the fun. Good luck today! I hope Ruby is everything you are dreaming for...Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30560632.post-30466202512375790162007-02-02T20:05:00.000-08:002007-02-02T20:05:00.000-08:00I love the idea of a soccer clinic. They can lear...I love the idea of a soccer clinic. They can learn all they need to know without all the team politics and BS screaming parents. <br />An 8 year old singing and loving that song cracks me up, too. <br />Someday she will REALLY get it. And let's hope that dear Ruthie doesn't have TOO much to regret when she looks back on her younger days.<br />Your kids are so cute. Ya did good.<br />Isn't it exciting to go meet a maybe-new-pet? I hope she is all that you wish for. Small dogs have their good points: Easy to cuddle, don't break your legs when they jump into your lap. And big dogs have their, too: They are fun to hug, they make a very large warm spot in bed, and there's the coolness factor of walking them and people saying, "wow! What a big dog!"<br />Good luck tomorrow!<br />(Ruby, be on your best behavior. These people are nice and you need to charm the pants off of them!)Susan Gets Nativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00216170589750418861noreply@blogger.com