You Know What They Say About Cats and Curiousity

So, most people blog about their children, but I don't have any. However, I do have two lovely kitties. Every day before I leave for work I say, "Be good girls!" Well, last night I was having a marathon grading session and I left a pile of papers on the floor next to table to grade tonight, and tonight when I came home from work, I turned the corner into the house, this is what I saw...

Somehow...I should have known better!

Polar Bear Plunge 2009

Yesterday, Josh and his academy mates formed a Polar Bear team that supported the Special Olympics at Rehoboth Beach. I believe that there were approximately 2,700 people in attendance (I think that's what the newspaper reported). Although it didn't matter much to the plungers, the onlookers were very happy about the 50-something degree weather. The water temperature yesterday was a steamy 37 degrees F. Josh said it felt like pins and needles and the water was very painful. The DSP plunged after the main plunge because they had to conduct crowd control (That's why there doesn't look like a lot of people plunging in the video). If you you look in at Josh in the video, it looks like he's trying to linger in the water--not so much--he was caught in the undertow.

Josh's cousin John, a recruit (not sure of his name), and Josh standing at their posts make sure nobody is out of hand...that guy on the right looks suspicious!

Only about a quarter of the people there

Some of Josh's academy class. The man in the blue shirt and hat is one of three TAC officers at the academy

Baywatch anyone? (The DSP S.C.U.B.A. dive team are setting the barrier)

Me, warming up my sweetie!