Slacking again

So it's been two months since my last post! I'm doing well and enjoying my summer off! Sleeping a lot and having busy moments too. So far this summer, the girls and I have been swimming quite a bit! 

This was in Balmorhea, Texas. The girls had never been there before, and the last time I went was when I was little. It's a natural spring pool with some man-made additions to it. It has moss/algae in it but the water is crystal clear. And COLD! 

I have to say that the cold water is torture on my scar. I guess it's the nerve endings or scar tissue (are those the same things? Lol), but I can't just wade out into a pool of cold water. The super cold water creeping up on my scar at the bottom of my back is KILLER. I don't know how to explain it. So, when I swim, if the water is super cold, I have to either stay where the water is below my waist, OR I have to just dunk myself or jump right in wholly! It has to be sudden or else I can't stand it. Here's a pic of me trying to adjust to the water:

But look at that pretty water! 😊

We went to Balmorhea again today with my Aunt Kim and Aunt Beverly, my cousins Amanda and Shelby, and my Mom, and all 7 of our kids: Kaci, Lanie, Jake, Brody, Bailey, Syrena and Marley! We took coolers full of sandwiches and snacks and drinks and we stayed for about 5 hours. It's about 1 hr 45 min from Odessa and so we definitely made the most out of the trip. I enjoyed getting to chat with Amanda the whole way there and back. Amanda is my cousin closest to my age and she's also the one who is a teacher at the school I work at, who helped put in the word for me to be hired! :) Love her lots! 

Anyways, guess I'm gonna sign off now and go to bed! I am swimmed out! 😘😘