summertime

 

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skating

My failure to blog lately has not been for lack of interesting things to

talk about, but rather for a complete lack of motivation to snap a decent

photo. Maybe one of these days soon I'll strap my camera on and get to it!

 

Anyway, in search of fun, air-conditioned exercise activities for the

kids this summer, I discovered our local roller rink's summer pass.

I love to roller skate and don't especially like to swim, so this was a

no-brainer. It has, of course, taken the three of us a little time to work

the kinks out of our process, find the right skates, etc. But we're meeting

people, getting into a rhythm, learning how to keep track of our skates,

and even figuring out how to skate backwards!!

 

In my random skate-related internet research, I came across the

skate leash. This is a strap with some sort of loop at either end

to wrap around any part of each skate (the brake, wheels, etc.)

for easy towing. I figured out how to make my own rather than

shell out the $20 they want online, and I'll post a tutorial on it soon.

Maybe you need one, too!

 

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back from vacation

 

We spent last week in Carlsbad, California enjoying the

60-something degree weather, the beach, and a cutesie

little beach town with plenty of coffee and ice cream shops

(sometimes combined -- what could be better?!).

 

The week largely felt like this.

We are back now, to the 100+ heat, but fully enjoying being home.

The skating starts today, and the bumming around with friends.

Ah, summer.

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on vacation

 

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