Today was full of surprises. First, I shocked the grandparents by blowing bubbles on my own and closing my mouth when I swam. Unlike yesterday, when I refused, no matter how blue and twisted their faces looked as they tried to cox me into it, today I put my face down and blew bubbles on my own and jumped in with my mouth shut. Then, when I saw that they had run out of steam and were no longer cheering me on, my waterwings and I took off dog paddling, made it past the blue line and headed into the deep end. My private instructor was stunned, and I laughed at her as she hustled to catch up. Next, Grandpa Jimmy wanted to sit on the edge of the pool in the sunshine, so I sat next to him and kicked my feet with the discovery that the rays of the sun made the water splash look like ice crystals. I was fascinated for awhile, but soon got tired of the lethargic pace of my grandparents, so I dove in and started swimming away from them. They were quickly thrust back into lifeguard mode. Serves them right for thinking they wouldn't have to chase me in the pool the way they have to chase me in the mall. They're starting to run out of gas, but I have an endless tank at my disposal. I like keeping them on their toes by taking off whenever I feel like it. "Yeah, I'm a big girl now. I did it. I did it."
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