Iwannaski
Angel Diva
To coax DD off the bunny hill and onto a green, I told her we could go at her pace all night.
this consisted of going up the tow rope to increasing heights and then coming down... actually GREAT practice for her and allowed me to practice all those slow turns.
BUT. Meant a LOT of grabbing and catching tow rope because she went up 1/2 a support pole at a time, and 5-7 runs at each height. the first pole was literally one turn-ish from the bottom.
My arms did not enjoy this. This would have been a good time to stash the poles, btw, but I was too lazy to hike to the car. Mistake.
Also, at one point, I sent her with her brother and friend so I could take a break, they coaxed her all the way to the top and then we spent the rest of the night taking the tow rope all the way up. Great when you’re a 67# 9 year old. Suboptimal when you’re a 40 something old mama. the things we do for the ones we love.
When asked about what happened to get her to the top, she told me, “well, they kind of pushed me. But not in a bad way, just in a nice way”
LOL. Lots of green slope practice was had, though, y’all. I determined all kinds of things I want to work on on my lesson on Wednesday.
Also, the kids and I developed the three rules of learning to ski:
1) Lessons
2) Friends who will both respect your boundaries AND challenge you
3) You have to want to do it
this consisted of going up the tow rope to increasing heights and then coming down... actually GREAT practice for her and allowed me to practice all those slow turns.
BUT. Meant a LOT of grabbing and catching tow rope because she went up 1/2 a support pole at a time, and 5-7 runs at each height. the first pole was literally one turn-ish from the bottom.
My arms did not enjoy this. This would have been a good time to stash the poles, btw, but I was too lazy to hike to the car. Mistake.
Also, at one point, I sent her with her brother and friend so I could take a break, they coaxed her all the way to the top and then we spent the rest of the night taking the tow rope all the way up. Great when you’re a 67# 9 year old. Suboptimal when you’re a 40 something old mama. the things we do for the ones we love.
When asked about what happened to get her to the top, she told me, “well, they kind of pushed me. But not in a bad way, just in a nice way”
LOL. Lots of green slope practice was had, though, y’all. I determined all kinds of things I want to work on on my lesson on Wednesday.
Also, the kids and I developed the three rules of learning to ski:
1) Lessons
2) Friends who will both respect your boundaries AND challenge you
3) You have to want to do it