Those are words of wisdom from our famous fish friend Dori. 
Now.......raise your hand if you're a swimmer. I'm not talking about the kind of swimming where you wade around in your neighborhood pool, or if you're spoiled, your own pool (no.....I'm not bitter) and throw around a ball or an occassional child. I'm talking about the kind of swimming that's a workout. The kind of swimming that requires proper form and technique or you drink half the pool and drown in 3 1/2 feet of water. Well a good friend of mine, let's call him Jason (because that's his name) has talked me into yet another excercise addiction. I LOVE to play racquetball (I take credit for Jason's addiction to RB), lift weights, jump rope, box, kickbox, practice martials arts, a lot of stuff. But NOTHING, I repeat, NOTHING has wrecked me as bad as swimming. It is the best workout I have ever had HANDS DOWN! Yesterday was only my third attempt at swimming 20 laps (of which I have completed all 20 each time - but not without stopping often). That's 1/4 of a mile. Doesn't sound like much does it? That's what I thought too. I dare you........no........I TRIPLE DOG DARE YOU to try it. Plainly stated: It will kill you. But the really sad part is.............I LOVE IT! I'm discovering they have all kinds of training tools like special fins, hand paddles, and other stuff to help you workout in the water. It has opened up a whole new world to me and I'm loving it. So, if you're a couch potato DO NOT start your exercise journey with swimming. Although it's a very low impact sport, it's a very high pain (in a good way) sport.
Congrats and blessings to you all. I periodically google "Justin Adams" to see what you all are up to these days. Please tell MB I said hello. I found pictures the other day of the girls (Meagan, Margot W., our daughter Cortlynn and a few others) all at Libby Lu's at Oak Park from about three years ago. It's amazaing how fast they grow up!
Anyway, just a note to say hi and pass along news that we had our 4th back in October. Cortlynn, Alex and Devin welcomed their new baby brother Brady Scott Oliver. He was born at 11:18 pm on Saturday, October 29th. He weighed 9 lbs and was 20.25 inches long.
God bless,
Monica Stark
Posted by: Monica | March 25, 2006 at 02:37 AM
Does this "proper form and technique" also require a speedo?
Posted by: Debra | March 25, 2006 at 08:54 AM
oooh, look at me...i'm justin adams...i'm so buff...i can drop kick you to kansas...blah blah blah.
Posted by: lola | March 27, 2006 at 10:01 AM
Sorry I'm late....a speedo is a must!
Posted by: Warren Fry | March 29, 2006 at 11:40 AM