Lifeguarding 101 Day #2

Okay, so today was day number 2. I have to tell you that Scott (our instructor) is very laid back and cool. But I also do have to state: He know his shit! lol.
So we started out with the video and book work. Enter: Jeff and Julie, the onscreen actors who talked us through the scenario's that were taking place on the screen. We learned about the FIND method and everything else.

After all of that we finally got in the pool to learn the correct ways to enter the pool from the side and from the lifeguard stand. We learned how to be the victim and how to save the victim. I partnered with a bunch of different people. I find that all the people in my class are pretty cool. I was the victim, primary lifeguard and secondary lifeguard in our situation with the passive victim and getting them out of the pool with the back board. That was interesting. I have a nice bruise on my wrist from that exercise.

All in all it was fun and cold day.

Next class we are covering chapters 6, 7, and 8. And other things I suppose.

Your future Lifeguard,
Penny Marie

Lifeguarding 101 with Scott Chase

Okay so I signed up to take a lifeguarding certification class at the YMCA in Gainesville. That's about 48 miles from Palatka and 78 miles from St. Augustine(where Sam lives).
I want to work over the summer at the YMCA in St. Augustine and I'm thinking this could possibly be a good job for me cause I like the pool and I loved being at the YMCA when I was a little kid over the summer during summer camp.
Our instructors name is Scott. There were 13 kids that started and only 10 of us actually passed the pre-req. stuff.
1. I had to swim 12 laps at 25meters a lap. that's six 50 meter laps. I do them in 25m though. so I had to swim 4 laps doing freestyle, 4 laps doing the breast stroke and then another 4 laps doing either the free or breast.
2. I had to jump in the shallow end of the pool(starting in the watter) and then I had to swim to the deep end, go down to the bottom of the pool, grab a ten pound brick, get back to the top of the water, hold it with two hands and swim backwards back to the end of the shallow end and get the brick out of the water and me out of the water... all of that and it had to be done in 1 min. 40 seconds. sounds tough huh? I did it in 44 seconds. Pretty impressive huh?

Well after 10 of us passed that, we were given our life guard manuals and we were let go. I have to be back on Wed. night to actually start the real class.
I'm kind of intimidated... its not easy by any means.
At the end of the class we have to be able to go to the deep end and pull Scott off the end of the bottom of the pool while he pretends to be a passive victim... which means the will look like he's unconscious and he wont be breathing. so basically its like pulling a dead person out of the deep end of the pool. Its gonna suck but I'll be able to do it I know it! I have confidence!

This morning I went to the YMCA in St. Augustine and talked to the Aquatics Director there about getting a job this summer. well she told me that I have to take a cross over class to be certified for the YMCA too. This is all gonna suck but I'll have a job in the end hopefully!
I guess we'll see how I do... I'll update you after each class.

as for now, I get to read the first 5 chapters of my manual now... that my wonderful boyfriend so awesomely wrote my name on with a sharpie!

Lifeguard Training here I come!

So on Monday the 28th, in the evening I'm going to start training to become a certified lifeguard!

Ahhhhhh I'm sooooo excited... I can't wait... Maybe I'll actually get into shape now!

Penny M. Endicott

Juries...

I just have to say before I run some songs again and then go to bed,
that my boyfriend is the most amazing person on the planet right now.

He is such a comfort when I have stress... and I love that he tells me I have nothing to worry about. I love Sam!

Penny Maire!~*

Baby Blue, White, and Brown...

The three colors of the new notebook that I got to write in about Sam and I!
I'm soooooo Excited!

Sick Again! Grrrr

So I'm sick again.
Only this time I'm not talking. I'm not singing nothing until it gets better!
I hate being sick. It hurts and it sucks I can't sing.
How the hell do you perform at juries if your freakin sick?

Alright well thats the end of my rant. thank you for listening

Penny M. Endicott