Out on the Ice

After the first PTA meeting of the semester this morning, I headed out for lunch with a couple of friends before walking over to one of the free, local outdoor ice skating rinks.  The walk on the icy sidewalks might have been more of a work out than the ice skating itself.  I know that it definitely felt more dangerous!
I just love ice skating here because everyone does it.  Old, young, recreational, athletic... etc, etc.

Getting out of our apartment lately has also been an athletic event.  The hallways  and entry ways in our building are being painted.  We are now in our 7th week of this process and stepping around painters, paper, scaffolding, lights, paint cans, etc is getting quite old!

Max was recently selected as a finalist in a anti-bullying video contest at school.  Although his video did not win, he did a great job and put in many hours of work.  We are very proud of him!