What happened was when I came off the school bus and my mom was driving me to my house my mom told me that Ruth was skating on the rink.  So I asked my mom if I could go skating with her when I got home.  Mom said that I had to clean my room first. 

            When I got home my mom changed her mind and said that I didn’t have to clean my room because if I did I wouldn’t have enough time to go skating with Ruth.  But first I had to go and find my skates.  So I looked and I looked and then when Ruth came in I found my skates.  So I brought them up in my hockey bag, and mom said that Ruth would take me skating.  Ruth was planning to stay inside but she said that she would take me just for a bit.  So she put my skates on, and luckily they fit.  Then she carried me down to the lake and let me skate and made a mark that I couldn’t skate over because the ice wasn’t safe enough past the mark than back up and got her own skates on.  Then she came down and skated with me and taught me how to pass and skate backwards.  Then we played a mini game of keep-away.  She kept giving me advice on how to catch a pass and skate better.  After that we went inside for a very good supper.

Karla D. Bjorkman