Sunday, June 1, 2008

BECKY THE LIFEGUARD

WHEN ANNI AND I WERE IN COLLEGE SHE HAD HER LIFEGUARD CERTIFICATION. I ALWAYS WANTED TO DO THAT TOO. SO IN 1996 I TOOK MY FIRST LIFEGUARD COURSE IN MOBILE, AL.
SINCE THEN I'VE RENEWED SEVERAL TIMES BUT THIS YEAR I HAD TO TAKE THE COURSE ALL OVER. YOU SEE LAST MAY MY CERTIFICATION WAS UP AND I WAS TOO PREGNANT TO TRY TO DIVE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE POOL TO SAVE A BRICK OR TREAD WATER WITH A BRICK OR SWIM THE 12 LAPS REQUIRED FOR THE PRE COURSE SWIM.

HERE IS MY CLASS, THIS IS: LUKE, PAYTON, CINDY, JAMIE, SETH & I. BARETT IS MISSING FROM THE PICTURE. GINA & JAMIE HESTER TAUGHT THE CLASS AND DID AND AWESOME JOB. I'VE KNOWN THEM FOR ABOUT 6 YEARS NOW. GINA AND I TAUGHT SPANISH TOGETHER AT HALLSVILLE. GREAT COUPLE.

THIS IS ME IN ACTION. FIRST YOU STRIDE ENTER THE WATER & SWIM TO THE VICTIM.
THEN YOU APPROACH THE ACTIVE DROWNING VICTIM, BEING CAREFUL NOT GET CAUGHT & DUNKED. JAMIE ALMOST GOT ME!
YOU APPROACH FROM BEHIND AND GRAB THE VICTIM, LEAN HIM BACK AND...
SWIM HIM TO THE EDGE. TELL HIM NOT TO SWIM IN THE DEEP END WITH OUT HIS FLOATIES!
HERE'S THE CLASS AGAIN TRYING TO LOOK WARM. THAT WATER WAS MISERABLE TEH FIRST COUPLE OF DAYS.
I'M HELPING HOLD A VICTIM ON THE SIDE WHILE THE LIFEGUARD GETS OUT AND...
WE PUT HIM ON A BACK BOARD AND PULL HIM OUT OF THE WATER.
CPR, RESCUE BREATHING OR WHAT?
COME ON SETH, SAVE PAYTON!
CHRIS DOES BOYSCOUTS AND I LOVE LIFEGUARDING. IT WAS A FUN TWO WEEKENDS AND IT REMINDED ME OF HOW MUCH FUN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AT CAMP THIS SUMMER!

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