good, "old-fashioned" fun

Yesterday we took the kids to a skating rink. As in roller-skating.

It was the first time I'd been since way before Little B was a twinkle in my eye, and certainly a first for Little B himself and Miss C. I was so proud of both of them! Little B really gave it a great shot and said he had SO much fun! Miss C mostly waddled around on the carpet, but I think that was great and both kids were completely adorable.

We were with some friends and their two girls, so I left Baby J in the other mom's care for about 15 or 20 minutes and surprised myself by just how well I could skate after all this time. I was never an avid skater to start with, but I'm thinking this would be a great way to burn calories. And the rink is just down the street from the school, so we're talking super close (I think it's one of two roller rinks in our huge county).

Sunday afternoons are "Family Day" and prices were pretty decent--$6.50 per person including regular skate rental ($8 if you get in line skates). For two or three hours of fun, that's hard to beat!

And no, my voice has not returned and the crud is still in my chest. I'll most likely be seeing the doc this week. Sigh. . .