wow! yesterday was a long day...i went with the 1st & 2nd graders on their summer school field trip. we started at 1000 hillls lake in the a.m. and then after a sack lunch hit the aquatic center. i was there with one specific special needs child and after about 2 minutes had to jump in after her and play lifeguard. she swam so well (which i didn't think she'd be able to do) & accidentally swam under the deep end guide rope. when she came up she couldn't get her footing because it was too deep and she panicked. needless to say, i couldn't get the lifeguard to understand she was special needs quickly enough (& the lifeguard seemed afraid of water--she threw the girl her red flotation device & wouldn't get in after her). after about 10 seconds of no further response from the lifeguard & jumped in, fully clothed. good news is i had thought ahead enough to bring a full set of spare clothes--yay me! that was only the beginning of a long 2 1/2 hours with 80 kids in the pool, though & by the end of the day i was wiped.
after school, i stopped at a yard sale in lancaster & then another in bloomfield & then mike & i decided to head back down to colby's little league game in lancaster. i think little league is possibly the cutest thing i've ever seen--those kids are just so stinking, well--cute. colby played first base & did a pretty good job. he also got a couple really good hits in! i'm really proud of how good he is. all of the kids did well & the coaches have the patience of job! the cutest was when colby was batting and he'd tried at 2-3 hits & got nothing. bronson was on 1st and he get hollering, "come on, colby! you're my buddy! you can do it!" nothing like a friend's cheering to get you fired up & sure enough he got a hit. after the game, mike went up to move furniture at the church--they got new carpet. i wanted to help but had nothing left to give. my body ached from helping the kids in the pool & on the playground & my head was so full (allergies) from being outside all day. i had mike drop me off at his folks' house & was out cold on their couch within probably 10 minutes. mike said the furniture moving went well, so that's a positive!
this morning i got up a went yard saling at 7. i found a few cute baby bargains--mostly essentials, like onesies & also quite a few pairs of shorts & capris for miss emma, who finally outgrew her 3T's. my biggest buy was an alpha omega carseat for $25!!! i'm always leary about buying carseats at garage sales, but the family i bought it from i've bought from before. its super clean--almost brand new--the lady said she bought it for her granddaughter & used it for about a year. the carseat accommodates 5-100 lbs, so it can be transformed into a booster seat later. it has 3 position recline, a pillow, folding armrests, 5 point harness...the whole works. its a seat mike & i toyed with buying when the baby outgrew the infant carrier & i feel very lucky to have gotten it so cheaply, especially since one day we'll probably need 2 for each of our cars. in store, its $150 seat (you can buy it cheaper online, but then you pay out the rear in shipping). yay, bargain shopping!!!