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January 21, 2007

Roller Skating

Yesterday I took the girls to a birthday party at a skating rink. Oldest had been skating before, so she did not need my help. Youngest had not.

So I helped her at the beginning by holding her hand. But when she did that, she was not learning to balance herself. Just how to lean on me and attempt to bring me down! So I used some tough love. She was bawling when I stopped holding her hand. And she got so mad at me. But through the tears and the anger she kept trying. And she got it. She tried to hide her smile. I tried not to laugh with joy since she might think I was laughing at her. (That last sentence may sound corny, but I do laugh for joy. Youngest thinks I am laughing at her all the time.)

She ended up going around the rink many times and even made it around once without falling. She was like a spring. Skate, skate, fall, get up, skate, skate, fall, get up, skate, skate and repeat.....

We rested after a really hard fall (with a bruise to show for it). We sat there for about 2 minutes and then she was ready to go again. I think I will call her Lil' Miss Spring!

Posted by on January 21, 2007 10:00 AM |

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