Today the after school swimming started and this year both kids are attending the lessons after eachother. First out was a very excited J and her lesson almost turned into a private lesson as only 3 kids in Reception/Foundation showed up. First they asseded their level and one of the children also ended up with another teacher. J did really well and Im sure she will develop a lot! After the youngest kids lesson it was time for A and a couple of grades over him. He was passed on between the groups for a while until he got his spot in the middle group (which I think was right). Its great that they got started (an apart from this swimming lesson A has one during school hours tomorrow and J has hers on Tuesday) but waiting for an hour and half in the more than 40 degrees heat was a nightmare. They put shading over the whole pool this year but shade doesnt really help when its that hot and no breeze so I sweated like crazy! I took some pictures but Im too tired to go down and get the camera so I will try to upload them tomorrow as R is flying to Venice and I (finally) get an evening all alone. Dont get me wrong, its lovely that he´s been home so much BUT I do like some time to myself in the evening when the kids have gone to bed.