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The Best Summer Ever

Posted By: newdadscliffnotes.com on June 21, 2010 in Travel and Outings, Uncategorized - Comments: 2 Comments »

I’m sure that somewhere out there, somebody is having the best summer ever… just not anywhere around here.  This crappy weather has been holding us hostage in the house for some time now.  To make it worse… this year we joined the Normandy Park Swim Club, and have only got to go to the pool a few times.

The Normandy Park Swim Club is an outdoor pool and super awesome fun spot.  It has a full size pool and diving board, a kiddy pool with fountains, a amazing big toy and swings, pickle-ball corts, ping pong tables, a clubhouse and kitchen, tons of those outdoor heaters, for nighttime fun, and BBQs.  This place is amazing, there are tons of kids for the kids to play with, and tons of really cool family’s to make friends with.  You can bring a cooler packed with all the food and drink you want, and hang out at the pool for the day… you can even bring beer and drinks!!

My master plan was to spend every day here, and make a ton of new friends… but this weather is destroying my plan.  We have been trying to make the most of it, even going on rainy days… the pool’s heated, and there are lots of big umbrellas and covered areas.  Joining the pool, I am sure was a awesome thing to do, and I am sure that we are going to make a ton of new friends… I just hope the sun comes out sometime soon.

My  2 year old daughter starts swim lessons this week… rain or shine.  It’s supposed to rain… big surprise.  Don’t you just love living in Seattle.

Nope!

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  1. momtimes5 says:

    ohmagod, it is so true! We just had another baby, and my master plan was to spend the summer is our glorious backyard, nursing while the other kids played with the million yard toys we’ve accumulated. This sucks, and we’ve all been going slightly mad until yesterday–hope it continues (chortle)Ahhh, the best laid plans….

  2. That’s a crazy way to plan the summer. Remember sunscreen, you dont want to burn your boobs!

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