Yesterday's swim meet was cancelled due to an all-day snowstorm, so the girls got to relax at home and spend part of the day playing in the snow instead:
Apparently yesterday's romp in the snow wasn't quite enough for Madeleine, however. As we were driving through town this morning, Madeleine lamented over the banks of unexplored snow we passed by.
MADELEINE: Oh, it just looks so HEARTBREAKING to see snow that looks like it would be SO FUN to go in! I just want to go GALLUMPHING into that snow, like yesterday I saw our neighbors open their front door and just go GALLUMPHING right into the snow in their yard!
I'm not sure what sort of gallumphing she expected to be able to do, however, seeing as she was wearing a reindeer onesie and holding a broom in the backseat of the car:
MADELEINE: Mommy? Did you even know that I brought the broom in the car?
ME: Uh...wait...huh?? You did??
MADELEINE: (cheerily) Uh-huh!
ME: Wait. Why??
MADELEINE: I just thought it would be FUN!
She's onto something there. A car ride without a broom would be WAY less fun than a car ride with a broom, for sure.
Because today was in the teens at its warmest, the only people to go gallumphing in the snow were Ethan and I, as we had to clear our driveway and walkways after we received more snow overnight. The girls, however, did not want for physical activity. The meet that was cancelled yesterday was moved to this afternoon, and because it was the last regular meet of the season, both girls gave it their all. Madeleine swam her fastest backstroke time yet, and Julia, who has qualified for Districts in every event she swam this season, qualified for New Englands in the 50 yard butterfly! I could tell she was happy and proud because she was literally a non-stop bubbling chatterbox during the car ride home from the meet.
ME: Julia, are you going to sign up for a share at school tomorrow and say that you qualified for New Englands?
JULIA: Weeeellll, I was thinking of that, but I was also thinking of sharing about decorating Madeleine's room with zombies.
Indeed, she and Ethan played a fun prank on Madeleine yesterday by putting a bunch of backwards-faced My Little Ponies, Barbies, and Polly Pockets on Madeleine's dresser:
Okay, let's be real here: her classmates are going to be way more interested in the zombie prank than in Julia qualifying for New Englands. She should totally go with zombies for her share.
Regardless of whether either child shares about the swim meet, I give a hearty congratulations to my two little swimmers on a great season!:
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