Skiing

Mark, J & G

Kaylee, Zeb & J
G & J



Last year we tried J with skiing lessons and it was an hour of frustration and tears. She was terrified the whole time. Saturday morning we suited her up and sent her out to a lesson and she did fabulous! Yes, she got frustrated but she managed her emotions and we talked her through it. She kept trying and Kaylee worked with her patiently. An hour later she was skiing down the mountain and she skied the rest of the afternoon.

Everyone came in for dinner and (J didn't stop for lunch) and then I told her she could go down twice during the twilight skiing with G, Zeb & Kaylee. That was at 6:30. At 10 she still wasn't back and it was foggy and raining. I was really worried so Mary Alice went down the mountain to retrieve her.

When she & G got off the lift she started apologizing immediately. "I'm so sorry I worried you mama but I was amazing!" She had skied down the intermediate slopes (one level under black diamond) and was so proud of herself! And even though I had been so worried, Mama was proud too!

Sunday she skied all day long without stopping for lunch again!

We're going to try to take her back in the next couple of weeks just to get her confidence level up so that next year it will come more naturally.

Yesterday when we left everything was a sheet of ice and it was precarious getting to the truck. In all the commotion I left my luggage. Packed everything else but forgot my bag. I didn't remember until pulling into our driveway. Wide angle lens, computer, clothes, makeup, cash, photo albums are all still sitting in Banner Elk. Ugh. The overnight shipping on that is not going to be pretty.

J rode with G on the way home so I had a little quiet time. I called the vet to check on Stud and proceeded to blubber the remaining two hours home.