Yes, it is another skating post. Before I bring you up to date on Katrine’s skating exploits, I thought that I should tell you where we are in “The Wait”. Last week they sent out referrals for up to June 15, 2006. If we are lucky, we will be included in the May referrals but we are not expecting our referral until June. Of course we will let you know once our referral arrives but now on to skating.
Today was the last skating competition for this season which means we have a bit of a break before the dance competitions begin in June.  Anyways, Katrine skated really well today (it was one of those times where everything you’ve been working on just comes together at exactly the right time) and got first place for her group. It was also great because all three grandparents were there to help her celebrate. Katrine was almost as excited about her prize from the contestants draw area…glittery lip gloss and a medal what could be better?
Now for some more skating news. This is the BIG skating news. On May 14th Katrine will have the honour of receiving the BMO CanSkater of the Year award for Central Ontario. She doesn’t know yet, we are going to tell her after her birthday so that she doesn’t get overwhelmed with everything. We found out two weeks ago and have finally come out of the shock phase as we didn’t know that this award existed until Glenn got the phone call from Skate Canada central Ontario. If it took us two weeks to process this I am not sure how Little Miss will react. What is the award?
The BMO Financial CanSkater of the Year Award: Emphasises talent and skill achievement coupled with the spirit of a champion. These skaters will have the desire to continue and succeed in skating. Each club in Central Ontario awards one CanSkater of the Year medal to one skater, under the age of 8, at their club. They then submit this name to Skate Canada Central Ontario officials who chose the top 13 skaters in that section of Skate Canada and from those 13 they chose the top one. This year Katrine is that top one. So, on May 14th we are off to an ice show so that she can get her medal in front of a bunch of people. Her name has also been submited for consideration for the National CanSkater of the Year award but we won’t know more about that until May 14th.
Anyways, I guess this means that we will continue to spend vast amounts of time at a variety of arenas. It also means that we will likely to continue to provide skating blog posts for many years to come. Surprise!
