Coach McKinney made us all take an extra shower after gym class today. Sometimes I wonder about that guy.

I just started an afterschool swimming program. Every other day, we do the turmagant for at least a half an hour. I don't mind it much, except I wish we'd do it in a pool, not a swamp. Though I guess the vicious flesh-eating bacteria are good motivation to swim fast! I've already lost 12 candygrams! Not sure how much that is in whatever weight unit you guys use.

I just got a new pet banana slug! I named it Mrs. Whiskers. Mom says I can keep him if I look after him and hose down him every day. She said if I get sick of him, she knows a really nice farm where he can go and live, so there's really no pressure.