On Sunday the Elletts went roller skating together. The occasion
was a fundraiser for Maura’s synchronized ice skating team. The Winterettes had
booked the Carousel Family Fun Center in Whitman, Massachusetts for a private
party and got to keep a part of the proceeds. We all went over in the afternoon
and skated around the roller rink for a while. If not for the fundraiser we probably would never have gone but it was fun.
It was the first time Maura had ever been on roller skates
and she had a bit of trouble getting used to rolling instead of gliding but she
got going eventually. So did Jennifer and I. Both of us had roller skated before, though
the last time was before Maura was born. When I was in grade school I
used to roller skate occasionally. My school would have skating parties
for the students at the local roller rink and I would usually go. That was more than 30 years ago and I was never very good but I don’t seem to have forgotten
how to do it. I managed not to fall or run into anything on Sunday.
One thing I noticed was that very few of the adults present
skated. Sometimes Jennifer and I were the only adults out on the floor. The
team mothers were busy organizing raffles and such and some of the older adults
present might not have been in good enough to roller skate but it seemed a
waste to me to pay admission and then not skate. It was enough fun that I might
think of going again. Maura expressed some interest in going over Winter Break.
Perhaps I’ll offer to bring one of her friends along.
