Hi Opt. Glad to hear that you haven't gotten the bug.

Wow your DD must be quite the skater - three hours? My D8 is picking up an extra hour of hockey every Sat-Sun for now so she can learn the basics and catch up with her teammates. Now I just have to get back on my skates - after 17 years!

You sound like you had a great day with lots of positives. I did too - check out my update. And thanks for visiting me over in Newcomers.

Kayaking sounds like fun. I have done a lot of canoeing but have never been in a kayak - how much of a difference is there?

Well, keep up the positives. Sounds like you are doing great acting "as if".

totite "Accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative..."