I love the Olympics… trying to figure out how I am going to watch as much as possible… work can be such an inconvenience on occasion… looking forward to the opening and closing ceremonies as well…

in previous years I have watched many of the events as they happen, even if that is in the middle of the night… no doubt there will be lots of long nights in February…

in winter I enjoy all types of skating, skiing, snowboarding, bobsleigh and luge… not too much of a hockey fan as the games go on forever…

used to watch sports with my Dad… we would often go to events at the arena and it was from him that I learned what good sportsmanship (sportspersonship?) was all about… he would cheer whenever anyone did a good job, didn’t matter at all what team they were on…

have tried over the years to instill that sense in the girls, encouraging them to play for the fun of it, and cheering on every good play, regardless of who made it… been working on it with the little boys as well…

practising…

I was more a skater than George was… in school I did a bit of speed skating and when I was very young remember participating in the Community Club figure skating events, but am not even sure I could stand on skates these days…

skating at the Duck Pond, February 2012…

George was always a great audience, encouraging everyone as they skated around the Pond… after the skating fun, he treated everyone to lunch at the Park Café…

hope the weather warms up a bit so we can go to the Duck Pond this year…