wheelchair rollerskating

i remember the good old days when our school would hold rollerskating parties and everyone would hope to skate just once around the rink with their elementary school crush. however, i was pretty sure i wouldn't be going back to the rink anytime soon. but this is just one of the reasons i adore being a youth group leader.

a pile of 25 middle school students and 5 leaders went to the rink last night — the same rink i went to when i was younger. and i have never had so much fun rollerskating. by far, the highlight of the night was rolling around one of our leaders in his wheelchair. we had some pretty goofy moments trying to turn the chair with the curve of the rink, including riding on just two of the wheels for a while. but the best part was the race at the end. we finished last, of course, but we were still certainly ripping around the rink and having a blast the whole while.

of course then there was the health reform debate held in the backseat of my car between three sixth-grade boys, but i'll let your imagination fill in the details there.