elfs | Saturday post, with Flickr Test.

Kouryou-chan climbs a tree at Oloteas
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We took the girls to Oloteas on Saturday, where we all had a great time. We started out late; I wanted to get there by three, so we would have time to swim and socialize, but real life and housework got in the way and we didn't get out of there until four, so we didn't get to the Longhouse until almost five.

Still, the girls instantly took to the swimming pool. Yamaarashi-chan demonstrated her doggy-paddle with efficiency, swimming about the pool as if she owned the place. She's still not drownproof, but she's getting close. Kouryou-chan can't manage without a floatation device of some kind; she has no bodyfat to speak of and sinks like a stone, but she loved demonstrating her ability to jump into the pool from the edge with just a foam float under her arms.

Yamaarashi-chan climbs a tree at Oloteas
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After fishing them out of the pool, we let them dry off and climb trees while we waited for dinner. The potluck ran out of food fast and I had some ideas for what to make for the next one, although it means I'll have to get my long, pointy knife sharpened for what I want to cook. Still, we all ate reasonably well.

The ceremony was nice. I held Yamaarashi-chan's hand as we went out and walked through the labyrinth, then attended the small tent where we asked for the Goddess to help us with our own healing. In my case, and I hope Yamaarashi's (although I didn't ask her; it was her private decision to make) it was for the fractures and stresses created by all the recent legal wrangling.

Afterwards, the kids dove back into the pool. The ever-lovely