I just want to point out that Mikawendy is always interested in candy. She looks like she never eats any of it, she's just fascinated by the topic! ROTFL!

Winter Storms:
I tried out my new Klingbeil's on Friday afternoon. They feel wonderful. I only did a few weak spins and a bit of bad footwork (my specialty!), but I think they'll be great.

Summer Breezes:
This is odd: I moved my Gold Seal blades to the new Klingbeil's. Just to have a spare pair of skates, I put my old Pattern 99's on my old Klingbeils. I wore the old Klingbeils to teach this weekend - I can't believe how sure-footed I feel, even with the Patt99's being incredibly dull!

Since this was the students' last session before the break, I let them goof around a bit. I taught them how to do partnered spins where you hold hands and pump in a big circle, then glide. (I'm sneaky - that's how I teach beginning mohawks and spread eagles.) One of the kids let go and linked arms with me - we did that really cool upright spin that pairs teams do! It probably wasn't recognizable to anyone else, but I knew what it was!

The Holiday Skating Exhibition was last night. Everyone had a good time; it was very informal and laid-back. My students did well, although each of them messed up something. Honestly, 17 out of the 20 skaters messed up something, so they were on par with everyone else! LOL

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I used to love Smarties when I was a little girl, long before M&Ms came to this country! They (M&Ms) are the newcomers, as far as I'm concerned. These days I don't like milk chocolate very much, so don't eat either.

Fair enough, she's allowed to be!

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Ice dancers have lovely big curves!