According to my rubberized leg muscles, I must have broken the senior citizen record while ice skating today. I was out there for HOURS, but what a blast! I even recovered some old backward-skate moves from my teenage years. It was exhilarating.
On the other end of the spectrum from my senior- citizen-skater-status, today our grandson Caleb (age 10) had his very first experience on skates. He practiced diligently with a chair until he’d mastered the skill – all in a single day! In his words, “This is such a GREAT DAY! I will never, EVER forget this day – EVER!”
His younger brother Jordan was happy to slip-and-slide and just hang out without skates. When asked if he wanted to go to the house to warm up, he said, "I want to stay here as LONG as I possibly can!" Then way-way down at the let's-indoctrinate-'em level were Josie, age 2, and Ellie, age 9 months. They thrived through their pre-ice-skating lessons on falling, hauling, and crawling - and Ellie even took a nap in the sled.
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