I was teaching a class of two 4-year-olds and a 3-year-old, all girls. I was practicing backfloats with them. The 4-year-olds were sitting on the bench and I had the 3-year-old out in the water. I asked if she wanted me to sing her a song ( Read more... )

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Also, poor little Ninja slipped in goose poo. =( It was so sad, but it was also really hilarious. He was jumping on the counter in the bathroom, and I asked him what was wrong, and he gagged and said, "It was an accident! *HURK* I ferr in goose poop!"

One of my Jonathans (the one we call Michael Jordan) came up to me as I was leaving the other day and held his arms up in the PICK-ME-UP-NOW pose. So I picked him up, hugged him, and said, "I'm leaving now." He took my head in his little hands and said "You gon' take me wif you." I almost said Ok, but I laughed and said, "My momma doesn't need no ( Read more... )

So Adam realised today that he has the same birthday as Harry Potter. July, 31st 1990. What. The. Fuck ( Read more... )

One of my kids from swim team came up to me after practice and said, "I just want to tell you something. You're the best thing that's ever happened to swim team. You actually make us work, and Erik didn't. Thanks."

I AM MADE OF WIN AND AWESOMNESS!

I love children ( Read more... )

So I have the best work story ever. I teach lessons at the Y, and I had a small-children class. I had my class on a little island in the pool, and I had just set one of my kids, a two-year-old, on the side of the pool. I turned around for two seconds to get another kid, when I hear Larissa yell, "Kerry!" I turn back to the pool deck to see that my ( Read more... )