Skating

Yesterday Raven got Star and myself to go skating with our respective broods. So there were 8 children to 3 adults. Bear and Smiles were both eager to go skating again after we finished and I think I would be inclined to do so again sometime this winter. I might even don a pair of skates and go teeter around on the ice. After all I did borrow Star's skates that fit me perfectly and were the most comfortable skates I have ever worn!!! I then went out on the ice and bravely went around the rink. Wobbling all the way but enjoying myself immensely. Man my ankles hurt today and I wasn't out for very long. Of course it's been over twenty years since I last went skating and my balance is off. Way off! After giving birth three times my center of balance is worse than ever. I expect if I practice though I will get better. At least I did not take any spills on the ice yesterday!!!! That's my bragging point for the day.

My bragging point about Smiles is that we made Inukshuks (I'm not sure if this the correct spelling. It's the Inuit stones that they stack up and use for markers.) out of snow chunks that Daddy had provided after shoveling the walk. Nana had done a few of them up in her front yard out of real stones but I like ours better. These ones Smiles could stack herself! We did this after we went for our walk today. Despite not feeling good we went out anyways and I really liked it. Bear helped Daddy with the walks instead of coming with us. Oh well!

School is tomorrow!!!! Yay and Oh No!!! Yay because I will get some quiet time (maybe) and Oh No because it means I will have to adhere to the school schedule and get the kids up and out the door on time tomorrow morning. Sigh! Oh and I guess this means I should make them their lunches and snacks.