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Since the NYC trip, I've been busy finishing up another school year, taking Emer to Marvin's for the first time, starting a running program, and hitting the pool!
* The school year ended with a bang! About a month and a half before the end of school my principal (who was one of the best people to work for!) announced her retirement. It was a HUGE shock to everyone! So as the year wound down she and I went to work setting up things for next year, but it was bittersweet knowing that a new principal would be stepping in. Next year will see more change; such is life :)
* Emer LOVES musicals and Marvin's! Our second graders put on a musical called "Go Fish". It was about a shark who wanted to fit in but everyone was afraid of him and didn't want him around. All the kids were dressed like different fish and the songs were so cute. The musical held Emer's attention for the entire program! She even sat through a cute slide show and graduation for the kids. Following the program we went to Marvin's for dinner.
She ate over half a toasted cheese!!!
Watching her enjoying hanging out with a couple of my students and chowing down on Marvin's was like a flash forward of her life. I would love to see her go to DePauw someday. I'm not going to push it on her, but since I work in Greencastle I'm sure she'll see plenty of the campus over the years and this was just a taste of the fun to come.
* Ah running. You see, I've always been a workout
junkie but over the last couple of years things have been changing at the YMCA. I no longer do
kickboxing (sometimes I get over to KTA where I used to go, but it's rare) and I've had some challenges in new classes from teaching a choreographed class to teaching a kids' class. Lately I keep hearing about the Couch to 5K and the Biggest Loser competitors are now doing marathons. So I figured, why not start a running class at the Y that focuses on running and strength training?! In order to do this I've had to stay a week or so ahead of the class. It's been about 3.5 weeks and I'm enjoying the new challenge! I take Emer along and she provides lots of encouragement:
As well as reminds us to drink our water: 
The class has set a goal to run an event in August - August 14th to be exact. We're all signing up for the 3 mile run and I plan on running the entire thing! Woo hoo!
* And finally, the pool. GeeGee and Poppy bought a baby pool for Ems and Hayden and we all tried it out over Memorial Day weekend. Of course they loved it and it was hilarious to watch them play in the freezing cold water. (And, of course, I have no pics of them in the pool! But here's one of the kids running from the pool to the swing. Don't ya just love 'em?!)
A few weeks ago Emer and her friend Ella met up at the indoor pool and had a blast playing around. Both were totally into swimming by themselves until they couldn't touch (it's a zero entry pool). They used the kickboards and shared toys. What fun!
Then I took Emer to the big pool at the Y last week. She kept going back and forth between the pool and the splash pad just playing and swimming and playing and swimming. The little chic has fantastic tan lines already, in spite of the SPF 45 and 50 I've been putting on her!
Thank you, Daddy, once again for sharing your wonderful skin with our Tiny Wonder :)
It's going to be a good summer, I can tell. I will try to keep this blog updated more often! Things will be busy (QUASH this weekend, then vacation to Outer Banks, then Emer turns 2, then PartyLite conference, then the Race for Education run, then a friend's wedding, then school again...) but I'll do my best to keep up with the pics and writing. As always, thanks for checking in and enjoy the sun!
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