Quote of the Day

The girls are in swim lessons now that school is out.  La Nina's class is basically just a conditioning class where the kids swim laps and work on their strokes.  The following conversation happened between La Nina and her teacher during a lap of the breast stroke.   Imagine the two of them shouting.  La Nina in the pool, her teacher on the edge next to her.

Teacher:  "Don't do the splits when you kick." 

La Nina: "But you said to open my legs"

Teacher:  "Well, yes, but don't do the splits."  

La Nina:  "But I can't help it. My legs just do that."  

Teacher:  "What?"  

Then the teacher's jaw just dropped.  Apparently, she'd never seen a child do the side ways splits with every kick of her feet.  The flexibility thing works for her in dance.  It's not so helpful in the water.