Helping With Skating Camp at Lakewood Ice 8-16-17

I was asked by Skating Director Jacqui Palmore to help with the figure part of a skating camp at Lakewood Ice today! My son Joel, who is on break from Disney On Ice Frozen, tagged along and helped a bit too!

It was fun to share my passion for the sport and for compulsory figures with the young skaters who took part in the camp!

After the figures class, we stayed around for a bit of Rafael's jump class that was assisted by US Men's Champion Adam Rippon!

Hollywood Professional School Reunion! August 5, 2017

I am so proud to be a graduate of Hollywood Professional School and I was delighted to be able to attend the all class reunion on August 5, 2017. It was so good to see the people who went to such a unique and special school!

• A glimpse at skating history in HollywoodFigure skaters make presence felt at professional school    By Jo Ann Schneider Farris, special to icenetwork.com 

One of the original Mousekeeters, Sharon Baird, is shorter than me!....

1970s Crowd

Mr. Larry Stuppy was a tough vice-principal!

Elaine Ballace is the reason we keep having HPS Reunions....

Lorin O'Neil and I have led such similar lives but in different decades....Emerson Junior High, Hollywood Professional School, The Broadmoor, Colorado College, Iceland Paramount, and more! 

Sylvia Stoddard has kept HPS memories alive! She was also a skater.

12 Total International Ice Dances Passed at One Test Session! 7-29 and 7-30-17

On July 29, 2017,  my daughter Annabelle passed three international ice dances (she now has five international dance tests passed towards gold medal number seven) and my daughter Rebekah passed NINE international dances in one test session (7/29 and 7/30/17) and has only one dance left to earn gold medal number six! I am a very, very excited and happy and proud mom!

Thank you to coach Brent Bommentre for doing an amazing job with my daughters!

The video playlist below is out of order but shows Annabelle and Rebekah practing and warming up and testing the dances.

Screenshot of Live Video Cam From Sun Valley 7-30-17!

Thank you to Claire Hayek for sending me this screen shot of my son Joel and I skating on the outdoor rink in Sun Valley on the hotel's webcam 7-30-17! How cool!

Disney On Ice Frozen World Tour 2016-17 Ends

In late June of 2016, my son Joel left for his third year with Disney On Ice Frozen. The tour ended on July 24, 2017 and Joel has a wonderful hoodie that remembers all the places in went in the world! This hoodie's back shows all the places in the world my son Joel went to on the Disney On Ice Frozen World Tour 2016-17!

Skating With Our Friends Cece and Maureen Outside in Sun Valley 7-25-17

We had a really special time skating the evening public session in Sun Valley on Tuesday evening, July 25, 2017 skating with our friends Cece and Maureen. Even our do Duchess joined the fun and enjoyed hanging out at the rink. It was so beautiful skating under such a beautiful sky and we created a wonderful Sun Valley memory!