Thursday, April 24, 2008

Ice Skating or Bust!


Well, today was a very productive day. After getting home this morning from working 48 hours straight, I kicked off my boots and started making some home-made pancakes for the family. My daughter was begging me for them, while little she knew I had planned on doing that already this morning. I let her help out also and I must say, she did an awesome job mixing all the pancake goop together. Anyhow, we filled our belly's with our morning feast of delicious pancakes, and got ready to head out of the house. We went to "Blade Runners" down in Warrendale, PA to introduce our kids into ice skating. Once we got there, we strapped up our skates, and to my surprise, my daughter was walking around with absolutely no problems. This was her first moments on ice skates for God sakes! Well, we walk from the common area and head to the rink. Her first seconds on the ice were priceless! She (pardon the phrase) froze and wasn't sure of what to do. I held her hands and we started off. I tried to give her some pointers, but she was too interested about what was going on around her. After several back-breaking minutes of leaning over to help her out, she was starting to get the hang of it. After going about half the rinks' distance, I turned back towards my wife and son, which both looked like they needed some help. So, I swapped our kids out, and took my son for a long, painful 20 feet. I think he found enjoyment falling for some reason. I think it was to touch the ice, and start gathering some ice chunks to attempt to eat. I know, very odd child of mine but we pressed on and focused on skating away. For only being 2, I'd say he did real well. As for my daughter, I was very impressed with how quickly she picked up on it. She still was learning her balance, and stability, but towards the end she made it from the middle of the rink to the door (which was at an end of the ice) pretty much by herself. I only managed to sort of fall once...only cause I was showing off a little. =) Needless to say, I'll be looking forward to the next time we go! And especially now since I got my new skates sharpened!!!

Sticky ass South!

Well, even though it's been over 2 weeks since I've been back, I'm still happy as a pig in mud that I'm not in the far south anymore. The sad thing is, it was the beginning of April when we went down, and (for me) it was way too hot and humid for me. Thankfully, our reserves down there is overwith, and back up north in the nice and cool climate. Most people when they get back get to see their families and spend the day with them...not me, at least not this time. When I got back my family was off at a friends birthday party so I was coming back to an empty house except for my loyal dog. Well, enroute back to home, I decided to call my best friend to see what he was up to. He said, "Bring your new gun down my way, and we'll go shooting at the range!" So, without hesitation, I agreed. I got home, changed, and flew down to his place. I had been looking forward to getting to shot my gun since I bought it. I had next to no time to go out and shoot unfortunately. But I got down there and went through 150 rounds in about an hour or so. As for the review on my gun, I couldn't have been happier with my purchase...a great gun with a great feel. Only somewhat negative thing I have to say is it shoots a little low. I'm taking into account that all the springs are new and just needs to be broken in. To be quite honest, I could tell a huge difference from the first magazine I went through, to the last magazine I went through.

Also since being back, I've worked a lot of overtime at work. It seems for the past month, it's been non-stop and finally, finally starting to slow down. Well, enough BSing for now. More to come later...as usual!