June '11

June brought the restoration of the AGP, remember that's lingo for Above Ground Pool.  We installed a heater for it, making swims that much dreamier and frequent!  I made any swimmers sign the Party Pool Manifesto stating what behaviors and manners before and during swimming were expected of them.  For example from said script: "If I begin to gag with water, I will go to the side of the pool and lean over the edge."  "If I have nose problems, I will get a tissue from Aunt Gabe and take care of it"  "I will try not to spit in the pool"  to name a few.  Listen, when you have a lot of rugrats in there all sorts of heave-y things go on.  I figured if I shed light on and gave solutions to problems ahead of time, I wouldn't have to drain my pool after every party.  

It WORKED!!!!  Of course.  AND we all still had fun. Penny grew to love the pool by the way.  The pictures below show her first swim and Party Pool Manifesto enlisting.  Notice the photo bomber is back!

Starting in June, for 6 solid weeks Glen had business travels a few days of each week all over the west: Seattle, San Fran, Denver, etc.  You wouldn't think it would be tricky until you get into the habit of being independent, then dependent, then back to independent over and over.  I don't know how some families do it, thankfully that was a fluke for us to have that many trip for that many weeks.

(Glen pulled the fire alarm at his hotel.  At least that's MY story of this pic)

We also loved us some outdoor concerts at the amphitheater, Kathy writing a personal note to me on a Luna bar wrapper (I wish I knew Kathy, I wish she didn't have my age wrong by 7 years, and I wish I were the Gabe she was really writing to), more DYW workshops, and Penny + her knee-length shorts + crossed ankles = cutest combo ever!  She has been an ankle crosser since birth.