Ice Skating 127: A lot of Skating

It was on 1/3 ice and with the competition around the corner, all Coach Raymond could do was to focus on her weak areas. Lil Shauna understood that she had to work hard and I was glad that she did.

She also willingly stayed on after resurfacing and worked on her spins. We tried to do the program but the 1/3 ice was too crowded when it usually isnt at that time. We soon gave up and headed for the library.

Saturday was a busy ice skating day bcos the SHSS gathering was at the Kallang Ice Rink. Yes, another round of skating. I would love for Lil Shauna to have additional ice time but she has other agendas and wanted to "skate" with the rest. The rest were concentrating on not falling down actually and not really skating. Hehe.

Now that the kids are old enough, we gladly leave them on their own in the rink. The mummies only eye power from the spectator seats except mummy Fang. She nobly sacrifice herself; 1 to 7 kids. Bravo!

Lil Shauna was super helpful, trying to teach the kids how to skate. Unfortunately, her mother kept pestering her to practice. Lol. She complained that the ice was lousy. I told her that lousy ice trains better. Muahahaha. The rink is so much smaller too.

Speaking of which, a mummy approached me when she saw me instructing Lil Shauna on what to do. She has 2 young girls herself who probably took some lessons and were able to do mahawk. She asked me if I am a Coach.... I replied that I am the MOTHER. Hahaha. The main difference is that the Coach trains the charge on the ice; the mummy shouts instruction from the rink side. Muahahaha.

While Lil Shauna did try to work on her spins and jumps, Zaky fell, had a cut on his thigh and gave up midway through the session. It looked bad with the dried blood but wasnt after the cleanup. It was really just a little scratch. Anyhow, he decided that he had enough and was busy snacking for the rest of the session. I think he ate more calories than he burnt. Zzzzzz.

I got a chance to skate too when mummy Fang graciously lent me her rented skates. It had been so long since I hit the ice and skate with Lil Shauna and it actually felt good. The ice was really lousy and so were the boots. I had to ask Lil Shauna to hold my hand when I 1st step onto the ice. Later fall down pai seh. Lol. Now that I experienced for myself, I understood why she couldnt do much on that ice but of course my mummy pride refused to let me admit. Haha.

I probably skate for about 15 mins, helping the kids a little and it was time for ice resurfacing. By then, my feet hurt like shit bcos of the terrible fit that cuts into my ankles. Zzzzz.

On Sunday, we headed back to the ice for extra practices. I had intended for her to wear her new costume for her to get used to it. It looked ok when we tried it the 1st time, maybe a little too big.

Now that we tried it properly, I thought there was a risk that it would indecently exposed Lil Shauna should the costume drooped too much when she moves around. We ended up with the old costume that was seriously too tight. She had afterall grown alot vertically in the last 2 years.

The old costume was uncomfortable but she managed. She rather be uncomfortable than to risk exposing herself or wear a single under the new costume and spoilt the perfect look. I was still hoping to rescue the new one and spent last evening running around, exploring options. This is one of the rescuers.

It seems to work, we just have to try it out on the rink this Saturday.

With just one week+ from the competition, we also started thinking about the hairdo and makeup. I had wanted sticker face glittering face tattoo but couldnt find any. The usual water stick-on tattoo would take too long to remove and it is school day week. Then I remembered one of the past tatoo making Christmas presents.

I didnt offered to open it for the kids the  for fear of nasty glitter dust monster. To my surprise, the kit comes with glitter balls!

They were so much easier to clean up; easily sucked up by the trusty vacuum cleaner. The end product - passed.

While it wouldnt last whole day, it could withstand a couple of hours. We tried it in the rink. It is down to making more of them next weekend.

Lil Shauna practiced hard on her spins and was conscious in lifting up her leg when she landed her jumps during the practice. Then again, she was on 1/3 ice and it would be very different on full. I would be satisfied if she could do like how she practices during the competition.

She only has 1 more full ice lesson on coming Sunday to go. I have a busy week ahead and didnt have time to bring her for extra classes or ice time; Coach Raymond had originally suggested a morning ice this morning. I have tried all the I can. All the rest would depend on the young lady. Fighting!

Mummy Lim