A New Endeavor

The two big kids have been begging for months-- months-- to take ice skating lessons. Finally I got around to signing them up and last night was their first lesson.

What in the world was I waiting for, I wonder! Madeleine and Hank are in different classes but both classes are on the ice at the same time (the same ice, incidentally, where Dan Jansen and Bonnie Blair trained before their Olympic wins) so it is incredibly convenient and it's really fun, even for a spectator.

We'll see if this new craze sticks or not. I confess that I hope it does because the facility where they are taking lessons offers so many different opportunities no matter which ice sport they develop an interest in. There are hockey leagues for children as young as six, figure skating coaches, a synchronized skating training program and team (no, I had never heard of it either) and, of course, one of the country's epicenters of speed skating.

Next week I will try to remember my camera. Madeleine and Hank look pretty good on the ice, if I do say so myself!