the proof ...

... is in the pudding (or in the pool)!  This morning marks the arrival of (da da da dah) our FIRST SWIMMEET for beachgirl!  Our beloved 8 year old has been swimming an hour and a half 4 nights a week, coming home exhausted, eating dinner while falling asleep on her plate and getting up at 6 each morning to finish homework because she has fallen asleep right after dinner for TWO MONTHS!!!  All leading up this this day - and I cannot tell you about the butterflies in my stomach!!

Like any good mother would tell you, I really don't care how she does in the competition (no, really, for my sake, I don't)!!  But, for her sake, OMG, I have been praying, begging, pleading, and all around making tons of promises to the big man above to let her just finish all of her races and place within the top 10 on just one so she can bring home a ribbon!  Mind you, she has been stressing and won't let her grandparents come to her first meet because she is convinced she is going to be disqualified on every race she takes part in.   I, of course told her "no, honey, that won't happen, you are doing such a great job" about 2 seconds before Coach comes out and lets everyone know that probably most swimmers will be DQ'd at one race or another today for form and technique ... these refs are very particular and don't care that most of the swimmers have only been swimming for a couple of months.

WISH US LUCK!!!