A note from my mom

Jeremy and I are so proud of Paris. Not because she won, but because she set a goal, she worked hard, and she achieved it. Speaking of working hard, Paris has been on the ice every single day, aside from Sunday. She doesn't really have time to play with friends, watch movies, or play video games. Mostly she is on the ice or practicing off the ice, or in school, of course.
Paris has a tough coach. She calls Paris out when she isn't doing her best, or when she loses focus. She coaches Paris' ice presence, and choreographs her routines. She is extremely proud of how quickly Paris has pushed herself up the levels. As the results posted Joleen said, "I can not believe how far Paris has come! She deserves to win because she has practiced every day, early in the morning and late into the public skate sessions at night."
I don't make Paris practice, or compete. She begs me everyday for a ride to the ice. That girl is a thorn in my side most days, "taxi me here, pick me up..." I'm thinking, I need to get that girl a motorized scooter and make her take herself to the ice. I can see it now, Paris zooming down Davis Blvd, skates over her shoulder, leotard and tights on. Well, maybe that wont work, a mom can dream right?
In the mean time, Jeremy, Berlynn and I remain Paris' biggest fan, not forgetting London. He is there watching her most practices! Poor kid.

Paris, we love you, we are proud of you, and win, lose, or draw, I hope at the end of each day you are proud of going after your dreams! I hope you never lose that quality.

And the winner is...

 

The results are in for my division. I'm so excited to know how the judges ranked me I fly down the stairs, skates still on my feet. My coach is with me, she wants to know how I did also. My mom recorded my reaction. Check it out.

The Big Moment

Getting Ready

I think I'm almost ready to compete this weekend. I have been working very hard, on the ice every day, early in the morning, late at night... I hope I win first or second place.

Right from left

Some people learn their right from left in kindergarten, or first grade, but I have always had a hard time with right from left. I think it's because I think about it too much, rather than just lifting the hand I write with when I'm supposed to lift my right hand. Today my coach was tough on me because I had my footwork all mixed up. I was using my left leg when I was supposed to be using my right. You can tell my coach isn't happy with me. Some days are better than others on the ice but at the end of the day I try to scrape myself up off of the ice, literally.

Octoberfest

I just got the schedule for my next competition. It looks like my category has a lot of hard competition. I will be competing at 6:33pm on Saturday, September 24. Octoberfest is at the Cottonwood Heights ice ring. I hope you can come!

Practice, Practice, Practice

MY NEXT COMPETITION SEPTEMBER 22-24TH

I hope you all can come and see me skate!  I am working hard to get all of the jumps and patterns just right.  It would help me just to know that you all were on the bleachers cheering for me!!!
I would like to get a sponsor, but I guess I have to be in skating competition longer and work up to higher levels , and win more metals.  (I have worked up several levels to freestyle skate one)  My mom and dad are spending lots of money for my lessons and all of the things I need to buy for skating.  (they must love me a lot).  If any body wants to help me to get more lessons, I have two /half hour lessons a week but I need more but mom and dad don't have the money to buy more lessons.  I need a jacket for warm-ups and a costume for the competition.  I want to go to the Olympics and so I am hoping you all can help me.
If you click on FOLLOW  on my blog then I can email you when I have some news about my ice-skating and I am so excited to share this with you!
Thanks to, Grandma GG, for the skates and helping my dreams come true.
I hope you comment on my blog and come to see me skate!

I AM SOOOOOO EXCITED!

I just wanted to post and tell everyone of my family and friends what is happening with my ice-skating and thank you for your help and support.
My Grandma Roma just bought me a new pair of ice skates.  They were expensive and I am so happy that she helped me to be able to buy them.  My other skates were so small and they hurt my feet.  The good part is that they are professional grade.  I need these kind to be able to do better jumps.  The bad news is that they are so stiff that I have been getting bruises around my ankles and on my feet.  My ice skating teacher, Joanne, told me a secret way to protect my feet, that professional ice skaters know.   She said to use foam make-up pads where it is hurting me.
I have one pattern that I am trying to learn, called shoot the duck, where I sit on one foot and stick the other leg out straight in front of me.  These new skates are so stiff that I ham having a really hard time being able to do this.
I love Ice-skating so much that I get up at 6 am so I can take a lesson before school.