Pool Time with Mary

     We wanted to squeeze one day in all summer when Mary would get to experience the fun of the pool.  The kids were ready to show off the skills they had learned in the short time they have been in the water.  Gramary made it out bright and early this morning and off we headed...with bags, towels, snacks and reading materials.  Well...of all the gorgeous days we've been having all summer...she picked the yuckiest day of the season.  We tried though because that is what we do.  We stay positive and find ways to crack each other up.  Even when the drizzle begins we hope to concentrate on the passing cloud...the one tiny one...that must be holding those five drips.  Well, two girls can hope.  We did get a little time.  Just enough for the staff to uphold the BRAND NEW rules and forbid all food.  There go the snacks back to the car.  Just enough time to see the kids swim.  Just enough time to catch up.  Just enough time to run to the car with all bags, items, etc to escape the downpour.  We're not sure if Gramary will be able to make it back out to the pool we have lived for all summer.  The one that has replaced pale and sad limbs with tan and happy ones.  The one that has given two little fishies a place to grow their gills.  The one that has been a place for recharging for one mentally exhausted mama.  But if not...we did find a few sharks(Land) today at the pool...and we toasted a thanks to the woman who gave us a summer that we all really needed.  Thanks again Gramary for the pool...it means more than you'll ever know!