Final Lesson with EE, Walking the Dog, and Preparing for Snow

We did our final guitar lesson with EE, and it’s sort of sad saying goodbye, especially since he’s such a great teacher and an amazingly nice guy. I don’t think it’s farewell forever, it’s just that we are delving into new areas. EE was really cool about it, and said to KIT when A’s ready to start up again. He said he’d also keep us informed of any recital possibilities or performances. Nice guy, that EE.

I will say that I won’t miss driving to the big city every week, and at such a busy hour. We hit the town right at rush hour and when the schools let out. That means we have to contend with traffic and crowds of restless teenagers. Their good kids, it’s just that there are so many of them, and teens become different people when they congregate in groups. It makes me a little uncomfortable when things get rowdy.

Before our lesson, we walked our friend’s dog, and that’s always fun. We love dogs, and it’s nice to have a chance to play with the pup and help out at the same time. It’s never a chore. Plus, it was a beautiful day. After our walk, we headed over to the best ski shop ever, Henderson’s, to see if our skis were ready. They were, and N was visibly excited to get his hands on his twin tip skis. I’m excited for him, they look cool. My skis were also ready, all repaired and tuned up, so we are moving along on this end.

A is all set for her ski equipment, and the one last thing the kids need are goggles. N’s goggles are falling apart, the foam is coming off, and A mentioned that she’d like to get some goggles that fit over her glasses. I’m all for that, though glasses under your goggles presents it’s own problems. Nonetheless, she skis without her glasses, and I’d rather she had them on. We were over at Paradise Sports to get a new inner tube for my bike, and they had some leftover goggles from last year, one of which looked good for A. They didn’t have their winter stuff in yet. At Henderson’s, we found a pair that N liked that wasn’t too expensive (kid’s stuff is cheaper), and a pair that A liked that was expensive. Granted, there are goggles that are much more expensive, you could spend well over $100 on a pair, which I find incredible.

Either way, the pair that A liked was not that bad, but still more than I’d like to pay so we’ll keep our eyes open on that front. It’s only September, so it’s not a rush, but the days have a way of slipping by faster than you think. The last thing is to get A’s skis tuned up, and we are ready for some snow.

Until then, thanks for reading, and thanks to Mattox for the pic.