The same kid was there from last week, and even though it was colder, she was relatively uncomplaining, and skied happily along. I think because it was colder a lot of kids' parents had put the little hand warmer packets in their gloves, and those help TONS.
(Yes, I had them in my gloves and the toe ones in my shoes.)
I feel sort of useless at ski lessons this year. I think the teacher leader (I'm a helper) of my group last year got the helpers more involved, maybe?
Or maybe it's because I'm with a younger group this year?
One good thing is that I'm such a poor skier that any time spent on skis, even if it's doing warm ups (stretch, crouch, touch toes, twist, hop, and so on) helps me feel better on skis. I think it's partly just feeling like I can balance and trust my legs, or something.
The other good thing is that seeing little kids waving their arms around makes me think about how I'm learning to keep my hands closer to my body. Seeing little kids try to double pole by putting the sharp part of the pole in front of them helps me realize why that's counterproductive. And trying to do both things right is good practice!
Now, if I can make myself grade a bunch today, I will be caught up, and life will get better! (I hate having grading hanging over my head.)
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