There is ONE. MORE. WEEK. Just ONE. MORE. WEEK.
Jenna laughed when I told her that teachers always know if there is a full moon based on the way kids act...she didn't believe me BUT if you're a teacher you know exactly what I'm talking about.
Not only was it a full moon but I had the privilege of taking my kids to an indoor swimming pool to teach them pool safety and how to swim.
That sounds fun, you say...
Oh it's an adventure...let me share it with you.
First, you must REMIND, REMIND, REMIND kids each day to bring their swim clothes. Now get them dressed out to swim and onto the bus. You must remember that no matter who they sit by on the bus someone is going to get upset and call someone else a "juicebag". --You're going to have to be mature and not laugh because by the looks on their face being called a "juice bag" is 10x worse than being called a "douche bag". You're also going to need to discuss that calling someone a "juice bag" is not nice so we are not going to say that.
Once you get to the swim place you're going to realize that some of your kids put their swimsuits on backwards and all their business is hanging out. You're going to need to rush them back to the locker room to put their swimsuit on the right way.
Now that everyone is dressed properly and you quiet all their giggling... because apparently they've never seen other kids their age in swimsuits you realize they have been asked to sit on towels on slippery concrete floors.
You're going to tell them to be still while they are sliding all over the floor on their bottoms, heads, bellies and backs. You're going to look at the swim instructor with...
After the swim instructor is completely stressed out and wants to advocate a raise for you, she will take them to the water. One of your kids will ask "Are we going to get wet?"-you'll just give them a little hug because what else can you say after putting them in their swimsuit, making sure they have a towel and letting a swim instructor explain the things they are going to do in the water. Just hug them and take a deep breath.
You will notice that the swim instructor picks a particularly wiggly student to help demonstrate.
...and then that.
You will need to be prepared for the moment that a child asks you to put something in their bag for them. Don't be so quick to hold out your hand. They will place something small and fluorescent that will stick to you no matter what you try to do to get it off. You will realize it is their earplugs that were shoved into their ears and you will again need to be mature and not dry heave in front of everyone.
Prepare yourself for the exiting of the pool. Now it's time for the kids to get their clothes back on BUT they are wet and they are children. They will tell you that their clothes DON'T FIT. Just gently remind them to dry off and they will fit.
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| Actual footage of the kids getting dressed after swimming. |
DO NOT be shocked when you leave and there is a clothing trail behind every student. Nothing fits back into their bags after it has been taken out. You will find socks, shirts, towels and even UNDERWEAR. You will ask "who is missing underwear" and you will think "how do you not know if your not wearing underwear" but no one will answer or admit it.
You will make it back to the school and realize....we are doing this again tomorrow.
Tomorrow will be slightly different because swimsuits were never taken out of their bags. So they will be cold, wet and already starting to fade the writing off their folders and books. Just smile and remind them to take their things HOME and OUT of their bag and remember they are kids.
In the meantime this will be you when you get home...
Don't forget to be grateful for the lessons that your children are learning because you know that many of them live in apartments and hotels and have access to pools. These lessons could save their life or another child's life. After you're finished being grateful for the time they get to spend in the pool pray for spring break to hurry and get here.
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