One Thousand Gifts:: Take Thirty-Eight

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• 1302. sweet little baby in my lap. 
• 1303. laughing little baby. 
• 1304. enjoying being the choir accompanist. 
• 1305. having spanish class in starbucks.
• 1306. really enjoying math. 
• 1307. being the only one at a container store demo, so i automatically won the $25 gift card.
• 1308. having a nice chat with the sweet lady that gave the demo.
• 1309. thoughtful friend bringing me a note and a starbucks frap after a rough day.
• 1310. finishing my first novel in spanish. 
• 1311. LU students that come to help at grandview even when they don’t have to for credit.
• 1312. said students (new, fun friends) coming for dinner.
• 1313. having a full dining room table.
• 1314. the nice guys that rescued us and taught a class.
• 1315. successfully teaching the computer class.
• 1316. watching the ESL students have lots of fun with clip art. it was so fun to see what they picked. (one guy was stuck on barns)
• 1317. explaining, no, even though i typed my name as an example, you are typing YOUR name, not mine.
• 1318. the guy who copied what i did and typed his name in the curlz font.
• 1319. asking a guy, “are you doing ok?” when he was clearly lost and he says “i am experimenting.”
• 1320. getting to teach computer with my wonderful swim coach.
• 1321. breakfast with lovely friends at fido.
• 1322. sweet thank you gift from a dear friend.
• 1323. His mercies are new every morning.
• 1324. a new week and a chance to start afresh and over.
• 1325. making a life schedule with mom and having peace about it.
• 1326. a clean room.
• 1327. finishing a hard swim practice.
• 1328. sitting at the piano during worship, and watching the little boy to my right try to find the scripture reading. whispering “do you want me to find it for you?” he hands over his Bible. i find it and hand it back. to thank me he waves :) so sweet.
• 1329. lamentations 3:22-24.
• The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;
      his mercies never come to an end;
  they are new every morning;
      great is your faithfulness.
  “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul,
      “therefore I will hope in him.”
  
  
  love, lily
  
  
  (originally posted on my tumblr)
  
  

#nogatorleftbehind

Let's talk about how much I love my job. It is amazing. I work with three super awesome people and our kids are so adorable.

Today my 6&unders did eight laps- the most they have done all season! Today was also the first day we have not had any tears! This past Tuesday we won our second meet- by 263 points! Last week we won by 290 points! Our kids had great swims, fabulous sportsmanship, and a super fun FLASH MOB!! (see last post for the link to the Interlude dance!) So proud of my Gators!!

Today my fabulous boss gave me the evening off! :) Mom and I went shopping- so much fun! I love you so much dear Mom! :)

It is so weird to not be at the pool... Whenever I am not I wonder, "What am I supposed to do with my life?!" So here I am- blogging a little update :)

Last week I met Sheryl Crow- so fun! I shook her hand :)

A little peek into life at the pool...

Things I say 500000 times a day! Our kids have these things drilled into them every day... Now I have them fill in the blanks or answer the question :)

- Q: How do we make ourselves float?

  A: Heads back, bellies up!

- Q: How many hands do we touch with on breaststroke?

  A: Two!

- Q: How many hands do we touch with on butterfly?

  A: Two!

- Q: What do we NOT do on backstroke?

  A: Roll onto our stomachs!

- Q: What do we do off the walls?

  A: Streamline!

- Q: What are our feet doing when we are streamlining?

  A: Kicking!

- Q: When do we take our last breath on freestyle and butterfly?

  A: At the flags!

- Q: What's the order of the IM? (for 7&ups)

  A: Butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle!

- Q: What's the order of the mini IM? (for 6&unders)

  A: Backstroke then freestyle!

- Q: What do we do when we finish our race at a meet?

  A: Stay in the water till everyone is done and then shake the hand of the person next to you! Or give them a high five!

- Q: We want to have good what?

  A: Sportsmanship!

- Q: How often do we breathe on breaststroke?

  A: Every stroke!

- Q: When do we take our first breath off the wall?

  A: After two or three strokes!

- Q: What do we NOT do on breaststroke or butterfly?

  A: Flutter kick!

Yes, our kids can answer those questions! :)

Me: "What do you do if you feel like you are sinking on backstroke?" 5 year old: "Poke that belly up!" This made me laugh because I say "poke that belly up" :)

Every day I wear my hair in a bun on top of my head and I wear sunglasses. The other day it wasn't super bright yet so I was wearing my normal glasses (so I could see haha). One of my kids: "What's up with the glasses?!" Me: "Well they are what I wear in real life" :)

7&8 year old: "I'm a sea orphan!" *goes underwater* I was really confused... then asked, "Do you mean sea urchin?" too funny!

You know you're a swim coach when... you see one of your 5 year olds in "real life" and they look at you and say, "What are YOU doing here?? Why aren't you wearing your swim suit?!" :)

If you would like to read more about coaching :) check out the following links on my Tumblr!

~it's great to be a gator!

~quotes of the day

~i love my job.

~what we do when it's 60 degrees outside

~happiness (part two of the wrench story)

~quotes.

~thankful. (part one of the wrench story)

Love,

Lily

Wednesday Love

Time for some Wednesday Lovin'!

~A New Dress a Day- this adorable gal made a challenge a few years back to make 365 items of clothing, $365, 365 days! So fun! I love seeing what she makes! :) (I especially liked this one)

~this painting by Monet. One of my friends posted it on Tumblr and it brought back many memories! We used to have a print of it in our house. I remember one time Dad and I painted our own version :)

~ The Rebelution! Registration is open for the conferences this year! This may be their last year of conferences- so I HIGHLY recommend going to one!

• OFFICIAL TOUR 2011
• - Winter Park, FL :: June 18
• - Williamsport, PA :: June 25
• - San Diego, CA :: July 9
• - Portland, OR :: July 30
• - Lenexa, KS :: August 6
• - Greenwood, IN :: August 27
• - Baton Rouge, LA :: Oct. 15

From the registration site (see link above)

TO REGISTER BY MAIL:
Download registration form above.

Simply fill out the form with the names of those in your party and mail it in with your check to:

Noble Institute/DHT
P.O. Box 2491
Gresham, OR 97030

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION DEADLINES:
Pay attention to the pricing deadlines below to save up to $10 per person. Prices begin at $30 and jump $5 at each deadline.

Early Bird Preregistration ends 28 days prior to the seminar - $30 per person

Preregistration ends 14 days before the conference - $35 per person

Standard Registration ends on the day of the conference - $40 per person

*Prices are subject to change without notice.

Orlando - June 18th
Early Bird ends May 21 - $30 / person
Pre-Reg ends June 4 - $35 / person
Standard ends June 18 - $40 / person

Williamsport - June 25th
Early Bird ends May 28 - $30 / person
Pre-Reg ends June 11 - $35 / person
Standard ends June 25 - $40 / person

San Diego - July 9th
Early Bird ends June 11 - $30 / person
Pre-Reg ends June 25 - $35 / person
Standard ends July 9 - $40 / person

Portland - July 30th
Early Bird ends July 2 - $30 / person
Pre-Reg ends July 16 - $35 / person
Standard ends July 30 - $40 / person

Lenexa, KS - Aug 6th
Early Bird ends July 9 - $30 / person
Pre-Reg ends July 23 - $35 / person
Standard ends Aug 6 - $40 / person

Greenwood, IN - Aug 27th
Early Bird ends July 30 - $30 / person
Pre-Reg ends Aug 13 - $35 / person
Standard ends Aug 27 - $40 / person

Baton Rouge, LA - Oct 15th
Early Bird ends Sep 17 - $30 / person
Pre-Reg ends Oct 1 - $35 / person
Standard ends Oct 15 - $40 / person

GROUP DISCOUNTS & FREE PASSES FOR GROUP CHAMPIONS:
The Do Hard Things conference is designed to be acted upon by clusters of three or more families willing to walk together in the adventures of life. Therefore, to get the most out of your weekend, try to recruit a few like-minded friends of your family to attend with you. Group Discounts are available.

GROUP PRICING:
For groups of 10 or more, register together and receive 10% off conference registrations.

For groups of 10 or less, please enter individual names and add them to your cart. For groups of 10 or larger, you may adjust the quantity of your order, this option will not allow you to enter individual names. On the day of the event you will check in at the "Group Registration" table and you will be given the number of entry passes you registered for. It will be the group leader's responsibility to keep track of the entry passes.

REFUND POLICY:
If you need to cancel your registration prior to the conference you will get a full refund to your credit card minus a $10 processing fee. But you must cancel at least three weeks prior to event date. If after attending the conference you are unsatisfied for any reason, your registration fees will be refunded in full (minus a $10 processing fee) with no questions asked.

PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN POLICY:
The Rebelution Tour will never turn anyone away for lack of funds. Email usfor more information. Please include (1) sufficient details to demonstrate eligibility for scholarship, (2) the number of registrants in your family, and (3) the amount you can afford to pay.

Reasons Why I Love Fall

reasons why i love fall.

i love fall.

1. cold weather.
2. makos.
3. one word- bonfires!
4. hot chocolate (‘specially peppermint).
5. scarves.
6. jeans.
7. fleece blankets.
8. colorful leaves.
9. piles of leaves (and of course jumping into said piles).
10. lots of HS swim meets.
11. fall break.
12. mums. ahhhh.
13. candles. i love having lit candles and fresh flowers in the house. (not put together of course haha). they make me happy.
14. one word: pumpkins.
15. going to the pumpkin patch.
16. walks with the fam.
17. going to radnor lake- gorgeous.
18. photo shoots.
19. pea coats/trench coats.
20. cookies.
21. and lots more.

fall is wonderful.