Swimming lessons

We had a great weekend and Leon helped me put up the rest of the curtain rails. If the landlord could see all the holes I made in the walls he would crack and for sure evict us immediately. So we now have curtains on all the windows in the house.

It still blows my mind that we have only been in America for four months. It is so unbelievable what we have achieved in such a short pace of time. I have a career coach who is helping me get up to date so I can work in the States. I used to talk to her in the UK and she was a real pain. I remember saying to her I would be ready to work in three months time just to get her off my back. Now four months later I am ready to start doing something. We are chatting today to start the ball rolling.

After my terrible swimming course I feel a bit disheartened but know there is room for me to make a difference. I just wish I had the fantastic support network of all the swim teachers in Harpenden as they really gave me the confidence in myself that I can actually teach. I am on the look out for fantastic swimming teachers.

Your own children don't listen to you when you try teach them swimming, so I have booked them into swimming lessons at the YMCA. I have to give the teacher credit, he was not too bad. I feel like I am judging but from what I have been taught and from what I have seen it's pretty terrible. I want to learn, I want to be good at what I do? Where do you go????

Kara told me I have to say thank you to Gill (UK swim teacher) and that it's not so bad having a strict teacher. Kara was the top banana, with sprinkles and jelly tots in the lesson. Her strokes were almost perfect and she whipped the other boys. The lesson was almost a wash out but for Kara's confidence it was fantastic and she got to do some exercise.

While Victoria was having her swimming lesson I watched a teacher give a private lesson to a little girl who was disabled. Not sure what exactly was wrong with her but her motor skills were not fully developed. The teacher was gritting her teeth. The little girl had flippers on and then she spent the rest of the lesson rolling on a noodle trying not to drink half of the pool. It was so distressing to watch. I was on the verge of tears. It looked wrong and felt so wrong but because my experience is so little with disabled children I don't feel strong enough to confront it. It's also got nothing to do with me as I am not working there. I can only change things in my control. Pool little girl. Use the Harpenden pool and all the lessons available , even the odd  teacher (you all know who I am talking about) are fantastic compared to what is available here. The kids are truly lucky to be exposed to that level of teaching.

Off to the shops today to get bread and milk as we are expecting a huge snow storm tonight with about a foot of snow.

today I hope I get direction for my swimming and find wonderful people to help me learn.

Sending love to everyone