Anna Grows

Happy Father's Day  School is out and the swim season is on!  The season kicked off June 11 with morning time trials and the annual pancake breakfast.  It was an unusually chilly Saturday morning with temperatures hovering around 60 degrees and the threat of downpours (this is not exactly the kind of weather that makes new swimmers want to stay).  Besides the chilly weather, there were a number of swimmers and their families that out due to the latest round of COVID (this will likely be a theme throughout the season).  Theresa joined the pancake crew and found herself making pancakes under an umbrella outside.  Fortunately, the heaviest rain held off until later in the day. The crazy weather continued from 60 degrees on Saturday to 94 degrees on Monday, which was also the first B meet of the season.  There is nothing like standing around the pool in 90 +degree weather with hundreds of kids waiting to swim (Monday night meets are essentially practice me...

A walk in the park with Storm Memorial Day was back to mostly normal this year.  What is mostly normal?  Well, in Vienna is means the Viva Vienna Street festival, complete with carnival rides, fair food, and local street vendors.  There are concerts on the stage, including a performance on Memorial Day by the Vienna Jammers.  It was a great day for an outdoor performance.  Anna was even happier to spend the rest of the day at the festival with her friends followed by an afternoon at the pool. Joe and Theresa enjoyed the concert as well followed by a quiet afternoon at home.  In a normal year, they too would have joined the crowds at the festival, but COVID is still everywhere and has an impact. In other news of the week: Anna essentially finished all of her schoolwork, complete with a presentation on Friday that was attended by her parents.  There was a collective relief among all the parents and teachers present to be done with this school year!...