Swimming lessons and cover models

I’m hearing a vast majority voting for Viggo. But, I have started watching “Troy.” It’s a little slower than I’d like, and I feel like Orlando Bloom is reprising his Pirates role. But we’ll see how it plays out. Helen doesn’t have a whole lotta personality going on at the moment. This may or may not improve.

My hubby is on travel at the moment which means I am having a Chick Flick Extravaganza. Last night I rented “Troy,” “The Lake House” (on Beth’s recommendation), and “The Devil Wears Prada.” I am putting the children to bed at 6:30 in order to get my movie-watching in. Ha! Take that! :batman: No, really, I’m serious. They do go to bed at 7:00 p.m. usually. Hey, they’re four and two. It’s not like I give them any choice in the matter. And how else would I get any writing done? (Yes, they pay me back by getting up at 5:30 in the morning. Oh well.)

I do have my priorities, though. After the kidlets are in bed, I have to do my nightly pages. The past few days have been a little weird because I had to delete a 6-page prologue and weave all that information into the first chapter. Ow-ow-ow, that hurt. It’s caused some backward progress, but I *think* I have the opening on the right track now. I am adding more character details, much deeper point-of-view for the hero, and as much intensity as I can muster.

So, back to the other topic. Swimming lessons. My son has been enrolled at the YMCA swim classes for the past year. Still can’t swim. He’s a wonderful kid, but in his heart, I think he believes he can’t do it. I’m beginning to believe the approach of tossing him over the side and letting him work it all out may be the only solution. Of course, then I’d probably be arrested for attempting to drown my kid. Sometimes I wonder what’s the best way to help him. I’ve tried to sign him up for private lessons, but I haven’t had anyone call me back in the past several months I’ve requested it.

Any thoughts? How did you learn how to swim? If you have kids, how did they learn?