* WPG2 CANNOT LOCATE GALLERY2 ITEM ID 1991 *Ok, Zoe had her very first swimming lesson today. Mind you this was not her first time in a pool by a stretch, she has spent time in Great Aunt Ellen�??s and Her Grandma and Grandpa�??s pool as well. She loves the water.

Anyway, I took her to her first lesson because Momma was at work, bummer for her and me as it turns out. Grandma and Grandpa also showed up and took some really good pics you can see here.

Momma was nice enough to lay out Zoe�??s suit, swimmy (a small diaper made for swimming that doesn�??t fill up with water like a traditional disposable diaper) and a towel for her and I. I got home from work to find it. I got to the class early as instructed by the ways and means committee. Upon arrival, I realized that the class was outside and Zoe had not been sun-blocked. I obliged. Class started with a meeting from the Lead Instructor who went over some house rules. 1. Apply sun block at least 30 minutes before class, not 3 minutes before like I had so brilliantly done, so it can soak in. Fine, whatever. 2. No disposable swimmies, just like the one Zoe had on. Crap. No literally crap, that�??s why, so it wont seep out. Fine.

On to class flow as pointed out by Instructor Happy Face. Singing and lots of it. At least 3 songs 3 times each song. WTF?? I didn�??t sign up for this. Momma never told me this. Crap! What if I don�??t know the lyrics, I�??ll be a laughing stock. Fine, I�??ll muddle my way through, Splashing also, lots of it, and floating and what not.

Zoe was having a ball splashing and playing in the water more than any of the kids, honestly. It was cool. I think because she had prior pool time. Now for the singing, crap, crap, crap. First song �?? Ring around the rosy. OK. I know this one, we all sing together. Made it. What a breeze, what was I worried about? Fun too. Daddy dint have such luck with the second song. Its called �??Twinkle Twinkle Little Star�?� that goes like this:

Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are.

Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.

Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!

Easy right? Heres my version as it went during class:

Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are.

Something Something blah blah blah,
Hum hum la la la, the sky.

Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!

I felt like an ass especially with the 17 year old training assistant watching me botch the lyrics. She looked at me like I was a bad person for not knowing them. I felt like a guy in church singing a hymn when I lost my spot on the page. This sucks.

Third song – ABC’s. Nailed it. Thank you very much.

Bottom Line:

Class was short and my kid was the best swimmer. The End.

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