As I ran back for my camera today before heading to a homeschool roller skating party I imagined that I would have lots of photos this evening of my kids enjoying their pizza lunch with friends and hitting the rink for a grand old time.  As someone who blogs in her head all the time I had begun to imagine sweet words to describe a mid-week outing that got us out of the house for some exercise and friendship building.

While it was those things, it was far more than that. 

It was a chance to see just how AWESOME my daughter was.  JUST. SO. AWESOME!!!  How so?  Let’s see.  She skated for probably 80 minutes.  So, I am guessing she felt almost 250 times.  I am not making that up.  Okay – that sounds high.  Let’s say she fell 175 times.  [I think 250 times is more like it, though.]  And.  She got up EVERY TIME with a smile on her face AND SKATED SOME MORE.

Let me tell you.  There were more than a few kids who fell.  None seemed to fall as many times as Marie.  Many got tired and quit.  I probably would have called it quits.  My daughter NEVER GAVE UP.  Over and over she fell and over and over she got up.  I am so proud to call her my daughter.  [Okay – I have always been proud to call her my daughter, but this was so awesome.]

When the kids first got their skates on, Tab asked for her helmet.  As I told my friend Jenn that I was heading to the car she told me I’d better get two.  She’d seen Marie on the skating floor and seen her go down a few times already.  This proved to a wise move.  *sigh*  A very wise move.

If this video ever loads – you will see it.  Somewhere between Jim Carrey  and Lucile Ball.   The crazy thing is she is SO ATHLETIC.