Sunday, October 12, 2008

Postcards from the Rink

I spent most of the last skating class working on the skills on which I was about to be tested: stroking, backwards one-foot glides, half swizzles on the circle, a two-foot turn on the circle, and a two-foot spin. Of these, the backwards one-foot glides and two-foot spin threatened to do me in. I finally figured out, though, that if I lift the hip of the foot I'm lifting off the ice and turn that hip outwards in the backwards glide, I can balance better and longer. I was working on the two-foot spin when I lost my balance, teetered, and feel flat on my butt. It really wasn't as bad as I imagined falling would be. I laughed, got back up, and tried again. My spin isn't lovely, but I can do it.

Postcards from the Rink


And I passed the test! On to Level Four!

Updates

Dan's friend is out of the hospital and recovering at home. That was a near miss and too scary for words, but all of his friends are so very glad he's safe and home.

Dan and Lucy are playing their last football games of the season (Oh Joy!) this weekend and then we'll be an all ice all the time family again.

Mike led his first coaching clinic for certification yesterday. He stayed up until 2 in the morning the night before worrying about whether he had every plan just right. but then he did. So the clinic went great and he had fun. Then he came home and went to bed for three hours.