Last Day in the Sludge

Last night we went to the Cochrane pool for one last swim before it closes for 3 weeks for maintenance. We met up with my sister Sam, my sister Alison and her two kids, and my sister-in-law Tammy and her two kids. It was kind of an 'end of summer, back-to-school' blow-out. The kids had a really great time swimming with their cousins. Lucy wasn't too pleased when her cousin dunked her under the water because he didn't realize she doesn't like that, but other than that, it was smiles all around. I had a secret too. Last week when we went swimming, Logan slept so peacefully and soundly all night, I was hoping swimming would cause that to happen again. Close, not quite, but close. After we were done, everyone had a back-to-school cookie (sugar cookies with yellow icing and red and blue alphabet sprinkles). Alison and her gang headed home, because she's already started school and is exhausted, and Tammy and her girls came out for some dinner and play-time at our house. It was a great way to end the summer. Only down side? As we left the pool I saw a sign that said: "Pool will be closing for maintenance for 3 weeks" and the maintenance they're doing? Water treatment. Gross. Nothing like being the last ones to swim in the old water before it gets treated. Oh well. Hopefully we don't end up with some weird pool disease.