CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Wow, only 4 months and you're back on the ice, that's great! It was 10 months for me, though I could have maybe come back a little earlier, and I did have two surgeries, so... Anyway, congrats, and hang in there. I'm sure you'll make really quick progress. My second time out was already so much better than my first time out.

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August 22, back on the ice!

Uncut ice - Power first thing 6 am. I'm used to taking power after I've warmed up at the end of my practice, not first thing. That's going to take some getting used to.

Because the club has cut back on ice it's hard to even get a lesson and right now I have nothing scheduled regularly with my daughter and (my I guess) freestyle coach and maybe public session with dance coach. BUt dance coach's regular didn't show up this morning so she took me. We spent the whole half hour working on the Swing, most specifically the mohawk. By the end of the half hour it was almost acceptable.

Cut Ice She said the problem she usually has with students is after the mohawk, transistion into the back swing roll on the right edge. I do it perfect and when she started telling me why I told her to stop talking, that I was doing it without thinking about it and I didn't want to mess it up. Also I have good edges and power on my swing rolls and chassess...if I could just do a freaking mohawk, this would be a good dance for me. (like the Cha Cha would be good if I could do a freaking tuck behind)

I went through my freestyle with music and finished on time with the music -Yay! No procrastinating on the waltz jump. Also managed one spin where I actually swung my free leg around in front. Still rushing the entry though. Patience!

Uncut Ice -Ordered new skates for DD - she has relatively narrow feet but wide toes so the Harlicks Xline works well for her. So they came and they sent one Xline boot and one regular one. Thank you very much. She has a competition in a couple of weeks and would like to have them broken in by then - at least by Regionals in October!

j

Rob and Looplover, CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! You both Rock!

Thanks! Fortunately for me the breaks were clean, and they operated the next morning, and I healed normally (well, the bone part of it anyway). I keep telling myself, be patient, be patient. . . Was it St. Augustine who said, "Lord, give me patience, but not just yet"? (Oh, by the way--I'm out there, yes, but I will NOT be jumping for several months yet. Grrr! Just as well. . . my spins suck so I guess I can concentrate on improving those!)

Congratulations to all the recent test passers!!

Thanks all. I'm looking forward to tonight's lesson. I don't know what we'll be doing yet, but it'll be different than what we've been doing all summer.
Rob

Thanks all!

Was just looking over the silver moves. Ohhh boy. Those are gonna take a while...right now the only thing I think I could pass are the cross strokes, *maybe* the 8-step.

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Revised Official 2010 Goals checklist
Skate __
New boots __
(lowering the bar for 2010 as I haven't skated in a year)

Oh I left out the funny part of power class. Coach decided we all needed to be able to stop on both sides. Which none of us can, not even my daughter. Anyway I worked on it and finally was able to do a scratchy snowplow stop with my left leg. DD couldn't do it. AT ALL. She's the most advanced skater in the class and can only stop on one foot. Won't let her forget that!

j

I don't remember if it was St. Augstine or not, but I do remember that quote... and loving it!

I think I would have been on the ice 4 months ago if I hadn't had the second surgery, to remove the screws. But I also think it would have hurt too much from the pressure of the boot on the screws, so I'm really glad I had the screws taken out.

Oh, Rob Dean, congrats!

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August 22, back on the ice!

And who said "God grant me patience.. and give it to me now"? Same idea, different words?

Actually the Augustine quote is "Give me chastity and continence but not yet" He didn't want to give up his mistress.

j