Feeling good about myself . . .

as a mom and an employer after going to the pool yesterday and seeing a nanny/maid go swimming with the kid while the mom sat in a deck chair relaxing with her ipad. Oh, and did I mention the nanny was fully clothed? Yep, she plodded into the pool in pants and a polo shirt so the little girl (about 5 years old) could swim.

Nanny looked like she didn’t mind (except for the cold water), but how uncomfortable to swim in heavy wet pants and a shirt? Poor nanny.

Walking down our street toward the pool. It’s only about 2 blocks away from our house so it’s easy to throw on suits and head over there for an hour. The dude in the background is some guy the landlord hired to paint the metal detail on the fence and around the house. This relatively small job took him two full days. Needless to say, we found out he was being paid by the hour.

only a little bit further!

Camille loves to float in the boat — especially when her brothers or dad do cannonballs and we can ride the waves created by the big splashes.

 
Caleb, working on his diving

 
Calvin going in headfirst — love Bob’s expression as he’s coming up for air.

Mmm, yummy pool water. :shudder:

I did get in the pool (in an actual swimsuit — no swimming in clothes for me!), but I had put the camera away by then. It was a little too cold for my taste, but Camille and I had fun floating around on her boat. When we left, nanny was still swimming and I was really hoping she had dry clothes to change into for the walk/drive home!