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!

Me and My Brother Billy in Sun Valley! 7-20-17

It was extra special to spend some time with my brother in Sun Valley!

Encounter in Sun Valley With My Hairdresser's Niece! 7-23-17

I've had the same hairdresser, Gail Montoya, since 1991. In fact, no one except Gail has ever touched my hair in those 25 plus years. Gail talked about her niece and grand-niece for years since they are involved with skating in Salt Lake City, but we've never met face to face until today in Sun Valley! Gail's grand-niece, 16 year old Morgan, was competing in Sun Valley Championships and Heather recognized me as I was scootering by the outdoor rink!

 

JO ANN and Her Mountain Scooter and Her Dog in Sun Valley 7-11-17

I love being on my mountain scooter in Sun Valley and so does my dog Duchess!

Reunion With Perry Jewell In Sun Valley! 7-11-17

My dad and I had a great and fun surprise today when we reunioned with Perry Jewell at the outdoor ice rink in Sun Valley!

The Schneider family and Perry go "way, way, way back!"

Perry trained at the Santa Monica rink under Doug Chapman when our family was also with Doug in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

During the summer of 1971, Perry and my brother Billy, roomed together at the Sun Valley Lodge by the rink and Perry told me the story of how Doug made Billy and Perry go to bed early since they were training, but after Perry tried to climb out the window to explore Sun Valley at night, Doug was waiting and caught him and said,"I knew you would try to sneak out!"

Also, Perry took me to the Hollywood Professional School senior prom.

In addition, I reminded Perry of a memory of I had of when we kids at the Santa Monica rink went to the movies together when I was 14 years old. Perry slowly put his arm around me and it caught me off guard. I threw the arm off, but Perry looked at me and said, "Please?" And....of course, then I agreed it was okay for him to put his arm around me.

Anyway, it was awesome to see Perry today in such a magical skating place. He'd in Sun Valley for a week with his skating students.