what have i done? i just agreed to skate in the next winter show. maybe not my wisest decision. anyway, love my coach. she's decided that i need beautification. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31lo_mSP4DI

and then here i am getting more beauty tips
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXFk0RSjLaE

probably a good call.

spring skating - flip jump practice -

sooo --- i'm showing a spring clip of flip jump practice this spring .... falls and all --- it's getting there --- although i am teeny tiny in blue in the background...

Sunday, February 21, 2010

the kool-aid yarn scarf

my baby's knitting project - love it:

ok - crappy practice day... two steps forward one step back - this was definitely my one step back day... but i'll be honest about it...

April 29, 2009

It's Spring! Flowers are popping up - time for coconut cupcakes (lots of them!!) and trying to make my first scribble scarf. My spinning is finally improving!! and it feels good . Love Spring.

OK - the blanket is finally knitted ... just waiting for the ok on the accent yarn from Heidi.... what do you think? Is this the silver that you had in mind? Let me know - also, how much? On both edges?

The spring flowers are starting to bloom... Hopefully, no more snow.

New skates!!! And a flip jump!! (I posted pics of the old vs. the new...holy toe pick!!)

Sunday, March 08

Started the week off with a snow day!! Fantastic. Such a nice way to end a vacation week.

Skating's going well. I finally feel good about the loop jump - but the sit spin and waltz jump/loop jump aren't always what they should be.... However, the spiral/mohawk/spiral comination is finally something that I'm proud of.

ok, Heidi's blanket is 80% complete. I'm in the home stretch...and some quickie scarf projects from last year are making a lot of appearances in all this snow.

Sunday, February 22, 2009

It's vacation week!!! Love it. Love it. Love it.

Some blanket progress - but slowed down when my interchangeable needle fell apart & I had to put the dropped stitches back on --- missed four and didn't find until much later.... AAARGH!!! Some fixing ensued, and hopefully will blend in ok. At least it's starting to look like a blanket.

Lots of skating progress. The entrance to the spins is much better and the loop jump is also much better.... not beautiful yet, but the end product seems possible.

There is a very early crocus trying to come up! And some robins have come back...

Saturday, February 07, 2009

So much snow.... it's been like driving in a labyrinth.

Working a lot.

Knitting a bit. The blanket's a bit longer. I'm up to about a foot now. Wonder if Heidi wants fringe. I'm keeping track of the time it takes for the first time. Very enlightening!

Skating's been great lately. Lots of progress on that loop jump. I've finally landed a few legit jumps.... at least I know it's possible now. I'm also getting lower on my sit spin. It's all not that beautiful yet... far from mastered...but I'm working on it.

Monday, January 19, 2009

A DAY OFF!!! Love it. Started Heidi's blanket... it's an experiment... we'll see...

Lots of snow yesterday - must have had over a foot.

Lots of sit spin progress... not picture perfect yet... but it's getting there.

Saturday, January 10, 2008

Drove back to NH - and was back to work...
We did have a snow day on Wednesday.
Only a little time for skating this week - but a little progress on my loop jumps. -
Made a little more progress on Tanja's sock.... hope that she likes the mismatched stripe effect - I do.
We've had so much sleet and freezing rain that I can walk on the snow without falling through....

Sunday, January 04, 2008

ooooh...... that sit spin is evil... I think I broke my butt today.