Wonders never cease. This afternoon, Kate and Mary Frances and two friends went skating at an outdoor rink in Madison, Mississippi. Their other grandmother, called Mormor, took them. This is the first time this has happened in the Jackson area and everyone is agog. Madison is the next town north from Jackson. Years ago, the places were separated by fields and farms but now it is just one big city. Our condominium is actually in Ridgeland, another part of the greater Jackson area. Now in Madison they have an outdoor rink and it is hugely popular.
Fortunately, the last two days have been cold, so the ice was hard. Both Kate and Mary Frances tell of having sore bottoms from falling. Kate fell four times, which was not too bad. Mary Frances reported falling a thousand times. As you would expect, the skaters are not moving too fast.
Whenever we were in Hamilton for Christmas, my sister rented a rink for us and our relatives and friends. We always did it on Boxing Day. Our boys learned to skate there. But there was a huge difference skating in Bethesda and skating in Hamilton. Everyone skates so fast, just whizzing past. Of course, everyone had been skating since they could walk while we only skated a few times in the year. I feel sure the same is true in Madison. Slow and steady skating was the order of the day.
The girls had a blast, except for their sore behinds!! Did you note the date? 12.12.'12. Nifty.
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