It was barely above 70 and the wind was blowing. But the kids were a little crazy, snippy at each other and loud. Louder than normal I should say. It was not ideal swimming weather in my opinion but we needed a change of activities rather quickly to redirect the momentum in the house. Swimming it is! We all were freezing, we didn’t last long BUT it worked. We did have some fun at the pool and when we came home the kids were ready to chill out a bit. The moods were much better and there was peace in the house.

I’ve found that when things get a little hairy and we are spiraling out of control sometimes I just need to do something out of the box to get us back on track.
Even if it means freezing in the pool water…