rapids

We all had a fantastic time at the waterpark. I'm so tired now tho, you can perhaps hear my grumpy outbursts from wherever you are? The kids spent most of their time in the rapids section - a loop with strong currents that pulls people round, so getting out once you're in is tricky. I could see the enjoyment potential - had I not been responsible for the safety of 3 kids, I would probably have relished it much more - surrendering to the lack of control, enjoying the ride, a very bodily experience of rubbing against flesh of every shade and shape. And I could understand their thrill - my daughter indeed explained that the fun was in the attempting to get out - the half hearted grabs at one another before being dragged around again.Still, I liked it better when I gave up on trying to keep my eye on all of them and get them out when they seemed to want to get out only didn't really.
My favourite bit of the park was the powerful plummeting water that I stood under to get a good neck massage. And laying back in the incredibly bright sun in the outdoor section. The irony wasn't lost on me that we were enjoying being outside in the water whilst our £300 pool sat at home empty. But it's refilling as we speak and hopefully with the heatwave predicted to last, I shall get to float on my back imagining cloud shapes (see how I've already forgotten just how freezing the water was? float on my back in it??!).
My favourite moment of the day was the singing on the way - our guest readily joined in and also shared a song we didn't know, which was lovely. And my heart grew when we taught him a song (I can only find this clip below - there's a brief bit of it in the middle but you get the gist). It goes "I love the people of..." and each verse then has a place name - so we did our home town, and where our relatives live, and the country where our guest is going to go on holiday, etc and ended with the galaxy. I'm massively proud of moments like that of my parenting, where my kids are unashamedly teaching their friends songs about loving people they've never met.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kYva6osNDo

So, I'm ready for a good sleep, but I have a very content smile, at the love I know I have and share.