the last splash of the season

Hard to believe it, but M's high school swimming career is over! The conference meet yesterday was almost anticlimactic although I still felt nervous for her despite the fact that she was strongly seeded at the top of her two events. As it turned out, she swam a little slower than at the county meet, but well fast enough to win both. Her friend won impressively in her two events, and had to fight off challengers, so that was an exciting twist. It was a strange ending to the whole high school thing, but I guess that just hasn't been as big a part of her world as the club team. Nationals will be the shocker.

B is probably one who is glad to see it over, having been dragged to many a long lasting swim meet throughout his childhood! Of course, he will come to Nationals as well, and he and I will be on the beach or at the bar most of the week, since the bleachers are condemned anyway! That's less than two months away!! Hard to believe.

But she will swim throughout the summer, at least until she leaves for college, and she'll be doing the tournaments at the beach again, and then it will be straight into college swimming. It doesn't end.

Speaking of college, M and I are planning a trip to Boston in two weeks for 'accepted students day,' which is President's weekend. We had planned to all four go, but with the new dog in her state, she can't be left alone or with anyone, so Kevin and B will stay behind with her. I guess we'll be leaving before the sun comes up again, like the last time, in order to get up there by 8:30 or 9.

And in other news, the dogs continue to build their relationship. Today Wilbur got Abby all riled up, they were playing together with a tennis ball, she hits him and he bites her and stands on his two feet so his head will be as high as hers, and she got all excited and tried to jump on the couch !!! I'm terrified she wll wreck her new knee, so I had to lock her in her pen after that. So they played some more, she lying on her side and batting through the cage, and he on the outside bouncing around and biting at her paws. I wished I'd had a video camera! Otherwise, her recovery seems to be going well. It often feels like the only thing holding her back from fun is me! She is raring to go, bounding and running as soon as she thinks she can get away with it. I still say, she has two speeds, OFF and HYPERMODE.