I would call it a productive day... as ordinary days go.
Shilo tried swimming today for the first time since her accident. I took her to a regular open swim, so she wouldn't have the pressure of keeping up with the swim team. Lucky for us, it was pretty overcast this morning, a little chilly, and the pool was open early, so we practically had the pool to ourselves, relieving some of Shilo's anxiety about people seeing her leg.
She still can't get her leg completely straight, and found that the butterfly is the easiest stroke to do with her injury (can the butterfly EVER be easy?). Backstroke, her best event, was the hardest. She couldn't even make it across the pool.
We were lucky (again) that one of her swim team coaches happened to be at the pool. She came over and assessed Shilo's strokes, encouraged her participation in the meet on Saturday, and gave her some pointers. I think it was great therapy, physically and mentally.
Take Shi swimming - check.
Help Shilo overcome anxiety about getting back in the pool - check.
Have her leave feeling better about her ability and capacity to overcome challenges - check.
Once home, the girls showered and got ready to get their passport photos. At Costco.
Save money by getting the most economical price for passport photos - check.
Call and get information on where we can go to get passports tomorrow, since the price is going up next week - check.
Print out the applications so they can be ready early tomorrow morning and we can get through the process as expeditiously as possible - check.
As we waited for the photos to be ready, we selected and purchased new glasses for Mauri and me. Check.
Mauri also got her current glasses adjusted (finally!) so they won't keep falling down her nose, making her look like an old lady - check.
We also made a stop at the bank to cash a babysitting check - check,
ran by the post office to return an unrequested delivery from The Good Cook - check,
AND purchased refills for the Ped-egg (yes, I love that thing) - check.
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