March 2, 2008

• What A Mother Won’t Do To Please Her Son!!!

  Today we packed up the car with lots of food and went to Cobleskill to visit with Jason.  When we got there his idea of a good time was for all of us to go snowboarding.  It didn’t matter that his mother has a bad back and a bad leg. 

  “You can do it, Mom!!!”  “You’ll be fine.” 

  So here I go on the snowboard.  The instructor is telling me how it’s done.

  

  Here I am in the snow and done with the snowboard.  My back and leg are going to let me know tomorrow that I am not an athlete or a young child anymore.  But it sure was fun and Jason seemed to enjoy watching me try it out.  I guess it is worth the pain.

  

  My husband, on the other hand seemed to take to it like he was born to it.  He even got off the kiddie hill and went on to a harder slope. 

  

  Mary-Kate did very well.  She was very careful and didn’t fall all that often.  We watched her and her back was never in any jeopardy.  There weren’t that many people on the easy hill that we were on.  I think she liked it.

  

  Matthew is a natural at anything that he tries.  He got on the board and was instantly an expert.  He only stayed on the baby hill because the rest of us were there.  As soon as I turned in my board and boots he was ready for the more difficult slope.

  

  Jason snowboards like he does everything else, with as much “cool” as he can muster.  You would never know that he was exerting himself at all. (maybe he wasn’t)  Although judging by all the food that he ate afterward I think he exerted himself plenty.

  

  I hope he enjoyed the visit as much as we did.

  • 7:46 pm
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