Oh the pain...

We went tubing with the other homeschool kids today. Basically, you paddle upstream to the spring source, paddle around a little, and then float back down. Which is fine if you can swim. This year the water was too deep to put your feet down, and it was scary. I am officially no longer A Swimmer, and I certainly no longer qualify to be a life guard. I am actually more like a six-week-old kitten -- you chuck me in and I drown. I hurt all over, and my pride is damaged, too. I was seriously hacking up a lung for a while there -- took a full 15 minutes to stop gasping for air. Think "landed fish". Pretty close. Oh, how the mighty have fallen. Just put me on the roster for Team Advil and buy me a rocking chair...