Friday

Hard to believe this is the last day of swimming lessons for this summer. So many eager kids have jumped in the pool to learn the basics of swimming and enjoy the water. They have been a lot of fun to work with. The weather today is cool and sunny - warm water.

Thursday

Bright sun, cool wind, warm water. No problem for lessons today.

Wednesday

Looks like the rain is north of us. Hopefully it will stay there and I can get the lessons in. Check back here if things heat up again.

Tuesday

Still a little cool outside, as I guess it will be all week. Luckily my heater is working fine and the water is warm.

Monday

Today starts the last session for this summer. It's going to be a cool start but the water is 88 as usual. All the swimmers are returners - Nate, Kaed, Kyan, Edie, Clayton, and Rhett.

Friday

Last day of this session. Lots of improvement with the swimmers this week. Sunny but cool for the start but the water is warm.

lessons

Eloise and Henry in the water.

Thursday

Guess we dodged a bullet yesterday with storms going to faribault and Farmington. We managed to stay dry. Looks like we will be in the clouds again today but water is warm.

Wednesday

Although we will probably be cloudy all morning, I am hopeful that any thunder activity will hold off til this afternoon. I will re-post as soon as possible if anything changes.

Tuesday

Looks like a beautiful day for the pool.

Session 8

After a week off, it's back in the pool for session 8. I'm doing just mornings these last two weeks so not as many swimmers. This week, we have all returners - Eloise, Henry, Edie, Lucy and Gabe. Congratulations to Thomas and Justin who became members of the Wall of Fame by passing Eels in session 7.

Friday

A beautiful day for the end of this session. It will be a little cooler this morning but the water is 88. Remember the sunscreen!

Thursday

Looks like we will have sun most of the day. Don't forget the sunscreen.

Wednesday

Yesterday turned out better than I had hoped. This morning should be ok but could get a little iffy again this afternoon. Keep your fingers crossed.

Update 2

Little light rain but looks like the thunder has passed so I will try and get Jacob and Justin in the water.

Tuesday update

It could be a little iffy this afternoon. There has been some rumbling to the north. So far it's stayed north so we will try to go. Michelle, if you don't want to drive all the way in, let me know.

Tuesday

Keep your fingers crossed - I'm going out now to try and open things up. 2.7 inches of rain!

Monday

First day of session 7. Going to be a hot one - good day to be in the pool. One new swimmer for the week - welcome Nate. Returning swimmers are Eli, Sebastian, another Eli, Ella, Jackson, Molly, Thomas, Jacob, and after a year off, Justin returns. Forecast is for possible storms so be sure to check here for rainouts.

Friday

End of session 6. Another hard working group of swimmers finishing up their lessons. Should be a warm day for the pool.

Thursday

We needed the rain but I'm glad it held off till lessons were done. Looks like today will start off cloudy and cooler.

Wednesday

Looks ok right now but there is a chance of storms moving in later. If it's just rain, we'll keep on with lessons. Any thunder and lightning of course, we will suspend lessons till it passes. Check back here for an update if that happens.

Tuesday

We made it through the heat yesterday, cooling off to the low 90's today. What a great time to be in the pool!

Monday

Wow! Hot one today! Good day to be in the water. First, congratulations to Siri for making it to the Wall of Fame last week. We start session 6 today which is semi-private so we will have lots of swimmers entering the water. A good mix of new and old this week. Little brother Logan will join Josh and Lauren for the first time. Also returning are Eloise, Henry, Andrew, AJ, Ava, Liam, Olivia, Sophia, Gretta, and Sam. New swimmers are Liam, Anders, Quinn, Grady,and Claire.

Update 2

Hopefully this storm has passed so we will try and go on starting with the 10:00 lesson.

Update 1

We lost the 9:00 and now I'm afraid we'll have to cancel the 9:30.

Friday

I got wet walking Cooper but hopefully the rain is done for awhile. Check back here if things look stormy. We'll swim through just rain.

Thursday 2

By tomorrow, I meant Saturday.

Thursday

Weather looks good for today, tomorrow could be another story. 50% chance of thunderstorms. I don't have any plans for tomorrow so if we should get rained out and you would like to finish, let me know.

Wednesday

It's heating up outside again. That means it's great in the water, not so good on the deck. Sunscreen!

Tuesday

Another beautiful day for lessons. Don't forget the sunscreen.

Monday

Session 5 After a week off, it's back in the pool for lessons. Hope everyone found a place to cool off last week. We have all veterans this week. Welcome Peder, Sebastion, Kylie, Stone, Teagan, Hayden, Gabe, Siri, and Brady. Joey is also coming this week after passing Eels. We will do some advanced work with him.

Thursday

I didn't realize how hot it was yesterday till I got out of the pool at the end of the day. Hot again today. Someone in the afternoon left their sunscreen on the deck if you are missing yours. Lucy and Edie, we'll miss you today but our thoughts are with your little sister in the hospital. Hope she gets well soon!

Wednesday

Whoops! Yesterday morning wasn't as nice as I thought it would be. Kind of chilly getting out of the pool! Today, though, is the start of the heat so we will certainly enjoy the water.

Tuesday

What a beautiful day coming up! Don't forget the sunscreen!

Monday, session 4

First, congratulations to Joey who made my Wall of Fame by passing Eels! Now to session 4, we are back to semi-private lessons so a lot of swimmers will be jumping into the water. It will be mostly returning swimmers except Elizabeth and Vivian will join big sisters Anna, Lucia, and Darby. Also Mia will join big brother Eli. Others returning are Eloise, Henry, Lucy, Edie, Jenna, Jason, Nathan, Lydia, Jonathan, Mary, Izzy, Andrew, Mike and Anne. Forecast is for a very warm, sunny week so should be a good one.

Friday

Looks like a beautiful day for the end of session 3. Don't forget the sunscreen.

Thursday

I was surprised to get all but one lesson in yesterday. Forecast had me thinking it would be a washout. That was good. Should be nice weather for our last two days of this session. Keep working hard swimmers!

Wednesday

Glad I don't live in Duluth. They have a lot more water than we had last Thursday. Looks like we will get the morning lessons in - the afternoon is iffy so check back here later.

Tuesday

Woke up early again this morning with heavy rains, wind and thunder. Pool is fine, storms appear to be over for now, high temps predicted so we are good to go for lessons. Again, it is best to park behind Bridgewater and come in through my back gate.

Monday - session 3

Lots of rain last night! Looks like the day should be OK. We have mostly returning swimmers this week - welcome back Clayton, Rhett, Kylie, Ella, Jackson, Joey, Clara, Rodin, Teagan, and Stone. Plus one new swimmer, Kasie - glad to have you. (Quick note - they will be working on my street starting today. I'm not sure how passable it will be so I suggest you park behind Bridgewater school and come in my back gate)

Friday

Wow! What a day of rain! My rain gauge had almost 6 inches so I won't need to add water to the pool for awhile. The water is a little cooler than I like for lessons. Despite having the heater on all night, it's only 86. We finish up session 2 today. From 10:30 on, you only pay for 4 days of lessons.

Update 3

I will attempt to have the afternoon lessons. If the storms return, the rest of the day will be cancelled

Update 2

11:30 session now cancelled also

Thursday update

Because of the severe weather moving in, I've cancelled the 10:30 and 11:00 sessions. Check again in an hour for the rest of the day

Thursday

Hold onto your hats - literally! Quite windy out here this morning, but looks like the storms will hold off for awhile. Should be warmer getting out of the pool too.

Wednesday afternoon

We had a little rain this morning but were able to continue. Very chilly getting out though.

Wednesday

The latest weather forecast says we could be swimming in the rain later day. It's not expected to be thundery so hopefully we get through the day. Tomorrow could be another story. Be sure you check this blog if you aren't sure. If we have to get out, I will repost as soon as my hands are dry.

Tuesday

Had a nice start to lessons yesterday. A little cool out this morning but the water is 88 so shouldn't have a problem getting the kids in the water. Problem is they won't want to get out!

Session 2 - Monday

Today is the beginning of session 2. It will be a mixture of new and old. We have returner Eli and for the first time, little sister Ella joins him. Then veterans Sam, Edie, Spencer, Jenna, and Jason. Newcomers Rodin and Clara start the afternoon and we finish with veterans Morgyn and Coltyn. We had three new swimmers become members of the Wall of Fame by passing the Eels level. Congratulations to Kaed, Jacob, and Isaac!

Friday

We made it to the end of a wonderful week for session 1. I am very proud of the progress all the swimmers have made. They have worked very hard. Possible thunder storms for the afternoon- hopefully not till after 3:00!

Thursday

Forecast says we may be dodging a few thunderstorms today. If there is thunder and lightening, we'll have to get out. We'll just swim through rain. If we get a storm, it is supposed to be short so we would go lesson by lesson for any cancellations. Keep your fingers crossed. Everyone is working very hard so I want to get all of you in.

Wednesday

Two perfect days for lessons! Going for a third today!

Day 2

What a gorgeous day we had yesterday for the start of lessons! Looks like today is more of the same. Don't forget the sunscreen.

Opening

Well, here it is! First day of lessons for 2012. The weather looks perfect today and forecast for the week is pretty good. Session 1 is semi-private so we have lots of swimmers coming. Jenna and Nathan are two graduated eels coming for refresher lessons, some advanced skills and a little fun. All the swimmers this week are returning from last year. We have Jacob in Eels, Izzy in Dolphins, Eloise in Angel fish, Henry in Crayfish, Kaed in Eels, Kyan in Dolphins, Samantha in Crayfish, Rachel in Crayfish, little brother Ben starting out in Watertots, Stone in Crayfish, Teagan in Crayfish, Isaac in Eels, Luke in Crayfish, Gavin in Bluegills, Greta in Bluegills, Lauren in Crayfish, and Josh in Bluegills. Glad to have you all back!

Up date

Sorry to say that all my sessions are now full. If you are interested in being on a waiting list in case I get cancellations, let me know. Also let me know also if you want to receive information next year. I do fill up very fast.

Openings

I now have only 3 spots left for this summer. All 3 are for a private lesson. Week of July 23 at 10:30 or 2:00 and week of August 13 at 9:00. If you know of anyone still looking for a private lesson, please give them this information.

Openings

I have only 5 openings left for this summer.
They are - session 6 - July 15 at 11:00 or 2:30 Both for semi private
Session 7 - July 23 at 10:30 or 2:00. Both private
Session 9 - Aug 13 at 9:00. Private

Openings

Things are filling up fast! Sessions 1, 2, 3, 4 and 8 are completely full. I still have 3 openings session 5, 11:00 on in session 6, again - afternoon lessons session 7, and only 9:00 for session 9. If you know someone who still wanted to get in, encourage them to get ahold of me soon. Email me at softball_159@msn.com

2012 lesson schedule

Lessons will start the week of June 4th. I figured with school being out earlier, I might as well get started too.
Session 1 - June 4 - 8 Semi private
Session 2. June 11-15 Private
Session 3. June 18-22. Private
Session 4 June 25-29. Semi private
Session 5. July 9-13. Private
Session 6. July 16-20. Semi private
Session 7. July 23-27. Private
Session 8 Aug 6-10. Private
Session 9. Aug 13-17. Private

Schedules were mailed yesterday to last years swimmers and those who have asked me about lessons. Private lessons will fill up fast so call or email me to reserve your spot.