Alice is still at swimming lessons but now Charles is taking them at the same time. Both of them are enthusiastic about going. Frequently Alice tries to start changing in to her swim suit out in the hall instead of waiting till we get to the family changing room. Afterwards I have to help her get her swim suit off and dry her, but she can get dressed by herself. Except, for some reason, for one sock. I have to put that on, then she puts on the other one. Alice’s explanation is that she’s not that good at putting on socks. Apparently she has just enough talent for one.
In other news, it looks like we’ll be hitting the pond more often. The city swimming pool is closed for repairs with no clear plan for getting enough funding, so it’s likely to be closed this summer and may never re-open. The local private club we used to go to is also closing, due to additional state regulations. It’s been kind of limping along and just could not justify the capital expense of upgrading. I expect that there will be some health problem with the pond as well, because that’s just the way things go.