Back to School

Everytime I hear that phrase I think of Billy Madison & I start singing~”back to school, back to school, to show my dad I’m not a fool…”  This was my first week back at work, minus kids, and who would have thought I would be so excited to start a new year?  I absolutely love my new school & I am excited to get started.  I still have a few random lifeguarding days, so more stories to come.  Right now I can hear Logan outside howling & disturbing the peace, so I’m off to get him inside & get to bed!

Logan’s “Walk”

I have been staying with the girls I take care of all weekend.  The younger one, Morgann, and I would walk my dogs each day so they still would be exerciseded.  Friday we set off to the creek to let Logan swim.  Genius that I am,  I forgot about the fact that it had poured that morning.  By the time our shoes were really muddy it was too late to turn back.  We got to the bend in the creek where Logan swims & he immediately takes off down to the creek & jumps in.  Coming down the embankment, Morgann slips & slides down in the mud.  Being only ten, this was just fine with her.  The current was really strong because of the rain and there was a lot of debris in the water.  Logan loves chewing on sticks & so he goes after one, but ends up falling in deepwater.  This was his first actual swim & he looked panicked to me.  Instead of swimming to the shore he was swimming against the current.  I guess the lifeguard in me kicked in & I immediately took off my shoes & socks so I could wade out to get him.  Of course I slip and fall in the creek & by the time I get up, Logan is fine and almost to me.  Morgann loved it and told me it was the best walk she had ever been on.  We were quite a sight walking home & people slowed down to check us out…all three wet & covered in mud.  I got home and had to hose all three of us down & throw my tennis shoes away.  I wish I had pictures of what we looked like after this walk, but alas none were taken.

Job News…

My lifeguarding days are quickly coming to an end…tear.  I started back to work last Wednesday, but I am confident I will find things to write about.

Man’s Bathing Suit Ripped to Shreds!

Last Wednesday I was working at the bottom of the yellow slide.  Giving my amazing thumbs up to the dispatcher at the top.  I am not sure the state of this one man’s bathing suit at the top of the slide, but when he got to the bottom, it was absolutely ripped to shreds.  One side was ripped from elestic waist to hem.  The pocket was haning off in the back & Igot an eyeful.  Tthe other leg was torn up too.  Sadly enough, he didn’t realize it because it was all stuck to him & wet.  I had to send someone over to tell him & he was shocked~as we all were.  The look on is wife’s face when she saw him was priceless.  He tried to have it duct taped in first aide, but that was a no go.  He had to wrap a towel arounf him & drive over to Wal-Mart to buy a new one.  Be warned people~don’t try to wear your 80s bating suits to the park…