Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Skating: A blast to the past w/ new technology




I remember going to the skating rink every family night. I don't remember the specifics, but I'm pretty sure we were able to skate and get a free popcorn and drink for around 50 cents. Now the price is a whopping $3.00/person and I didn't even check out the price for the popcorn/drinks because my kids would start begging for some of the candy. The best part about skating was remembering all the really "good" skaters who dance to their own tune.
The money was well worth it. The skating rink had purchased new "special needs" walkers (atleast that is what I called them). My kids were able to skate on their own without pulling me down and/or making my back ache. In the beginning, Afton whined about the skates and asked to take them off. I gave in and took them off after making her try it for 5 more minutes. Later she asked to put them back on again and had a blast until I forced them both off the rink an hour later!
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2 comments:

kjkabm said...

they are totally special needs walkers :) But what a great idea someone had! :)

July 8, 2009 at 3:51 PM
Paige and Family said...

We will for sure go with you guys sometime!! Looks like fun!

July 8, 2009 at 10:43 PM

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Quick thoughts

So I'm finally up with the times and have my own blog. You'd think if someone was a "webmaster" that they might be current with a full family history...

Now I'm frantically searching my mind for all those clever things my kids did and all those life changing thoughts that would really help all who read my little blog. Nothing.

Just two quick stories about both kids. Maybe then I can feel at ease knowing that my children's lives are adequately documented.

Jake has always been interested in numbers. He loves to ask random people (fellow shoppers at Wal-Mart, those who happen to stop next to us at a red light, etc) what their address is. Finally Jake discovered his life calling when we went through the Wal-Greens drive thru to pick up a prescription. Jake decided he would like to be the teller asking people for their address to verify their getting the correct prescription. We are in the process of getting him a store job application right now.

Afton has profound moments when I realize just how fast she is growing up. This week she saw a little girl walking with just her mom. She pointed at the little girl and said "Ohhh, that little girl doesn't have a brother." Let's just hope she always appreciates that she has a big brother!