summertime is just flying by. we have been swimming just about every day, unless i have to go to work, and i am sporting a rather nice tan for a redhead.

somehow, i have ended up with quite a few neighbor kids swarming me on the way to the pool. my MIL invited them to swim with us once & now they seem to think they are entitled to come with us every day. they are good kids though, and i don't mind too much. their mom is in school & working & single & i know she has a lot on her plate.

these kids wouldn't even put their faces in the water when we first went together.... but they have watched sun's progression from a non-face-wetter to a underwater fish, in less then a week, and have been inspired tremendously. it is neat to see them gain confidence.

hanging out at the pool has given me the opportunity to meet some more of my neighbors & see how the local kids interact. i admit that the older boys (who travel in sort of a pack) were very intimidating to me at first. i am now more comfortable with them, as i watch them & learn about their various personalities. this is good, because public school is looming, and all of my social anxieties are rather aggravated by this shift in our lives.

i met the substitute bus driver too. she lives in the complex here & has a son starting kindergarten too. maybe i will actually let him ride the bus to school eventually too. the idea does not sit well with me, but somehow, i think that by the time the snow flies, i might be very happy to have that option.