OUCH!!

I have lowered my Type A tendencies.

I no longer am controlled by the urge to make sure every toy we own gets put in the swim bag when we leave the pool.

It is a chore to track down all the toys.  Sometimes parents have to take toys from other little kids in the baby pool area since we share toys with everyone.

I finally have given up collecting our toys.  Some toys we never see again. 

The liberation from the 'toy collection' routine has taken a toll on my toy stash in my swim bag.

There aren't many toys left in the bag now.

soooooo.......... 

This would be a new toy I bought yesterday for Grant to play with in the pool.

This would be the matching toy I bought for Grace.

This

would be

Grace's hair

tightly wrapped around the propeller of the toy.

Notice the hair is no longer attached to Grace's head.

She cried.

I almost joined her out of sympathy.

The toys are going into the trash can.

I am headed back to Target to find some more non-hair-pulling-tear-causing pool toys.