MARCH 2006
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Thursday, March 23, 2006
 | Sick! UGH!
Current mood:  sick OMG I am so sick! UGH! I have the worst cold and it just makes me so mad that I'm sick like this!  My friends, the Mitrofanov's, called and gave my mom some Russian remedies to try that are suppose to help me. HA! I can remember when my mom got a remedy from my coach where i had to snort a beet juice concoction to stop my nose from running before a competition. It actually worked!  But I'm not doin' THAT again! Now, Genna Mitrofanov wants me to drink this onion juice to help kill the cold germs. UGH! He said it actually tastes good because you put sugar in it. Anyway, then I am suppose to have a half of an onion sitting by my bed at night to help me breathe. That's not even the end of it!!!  I'm suppose to put dry mustard in my socks at night to help heat the body to rid the germs. I'm also not suppose to take a hot bath, which I love to do when I'm sick. He said it would make the cold worse. So, can you believe this? My room and house will smell just wonderful....NOT! This is what it is like to have Russian friends who are like a 2nd family. If I DON'T follow through my life will be even worse because I'll never hear the end of it from them!  Yes, I love them to death but sometimes life can be strange with them.  Ok, am off to take a hot bath....LOL! Monday, March 20, 2006 | Max
Current mood:  amused It is snowing like 8-10 inches right now. I love it!  My dog keeps barking at it like it is going to attack him. He is the funniest dog. He actually likes to jump up and down in it and eat it! He is also a very spoiled dog. His full name is max million. He thinks he is so tuff like he tries to attack the vacuum but he is a coward and attacks the vacuum from behind. He is also totally a health freak. He won't eat anything bad and really only likes fruit and vegetables. What dog have you heard of that likes fruits and vegetables? He is the weirdest dog. When he opens his mouth it is like the size of a football. No joke! And football is his favorite game to play with me. Ha! | |
March 15, 2006
I have finally made my decision on where it is that I will be going for my training. I am not yet ready to announce where it is until we are settled in. All I will say is that I know I will be very happy with where we are going. I can't wait! I know it will be very diffucult to leave my friends but I need to do this. I hope my friends can understand. I would also like to say thank you to all the people that have been supportive of my decision.
Love,
Sarah Kidd
MARCH 9, 2006:
I had the wonderful opportunity to go on to the ice today and jump. I was so happy! I am very excited for a new adventure. I feel I am starting a new chapter in my life. Where ever I go will be where I feel most comfortable with my skating and it will be a place with a coach that respects me and I have respect for the coach. Where ever I can be myself on and off the ice I will be happy because here in Omaha at the rink I have been training at I haven't felt comfortable and don't feel as though I can be myself without people critiquing my every move. My mom and I have both had some very hurtful experiences here. Well I have to go. Please pray that God give me wisdom to make a good decision and that I have peace with it.
March 7, 2006:
Yesterday I skated for about a half hour and it felt so good. I did not jump but did alot of edge work, worked on some elements of my programs and did some stroking. It felt so good to be on the ice. I was so happy! My leg did not hurt at all. But, today I went to the rink and skated with Krista and Janet Li and afterwards my leg started hurting a lot. I skated longer than a half hour. I skated about an hour and took a break and then skated about another hour and I should not have done that other hour. I also had a session with my personal trainer and we did a lot of upper body and core body work but tonight my leg is killing me. I have iced it and I'm going to stretch shortly. Tomorrow I have some land therapy and I'll talk with my therapist then. I really feel like I went backwards today. I'm upset about it. But, it was really good seeing Janet Li again. She is training at Ice Castle and has gotten really good. Anthony Liu is one of her coaches. She trains very hard. She is now doing double axels and I guess she can do a triple toe but I haven't seen it yet. It really makes a difference when you train with high level coaches on and off the ice. She left for Ice Castle about a year and a half ago and was only a high beginner when she left and now she is already a juvenile almost an intermediate. Amazing huh? The skaters here really don't even understand the type of environment she is training in. It is so different when you are training alongside high level skaters from all over the world. The speed and power is so much more than anything the skaters could even imagine here. The level of the jumps are so far above anyone here. And Janet sees skaters doing triples and quads everyday that are over her head. The skaters are all flying by and the training is far above anything anyone here can comprehend. I think it would be such a good experience for the kids here to go there and train for a week, just to see what kind of work it truly takes to be at that level. I know I am so wanting to be there because I would love to train alongside the high level skaters. It would be so motivating. When I try to tell the kids here to go there and train for a week or so, they seem to be offended. I'm not telling them to offend them. I just think it's a great opportunity to see what it takes to be a high level skater. We ALL need to learn that and it gives motivation to learn what is expected to make it at that level...if competitive skating is the goal.
March 6, 2006:
Today I had aqua therapy. It was pretty cool. I am doing it three times this week. We do a little more each time. I am allowed to skate today. YEA! The therapist said I could skate for 30 to 40 minutes. I am not allowed to jump though. So, this afternoon when we pick up Misha to take him to his skating lesson, I will actually get to be on the ice, too. I'm so happy!
Last night I talked with Josh on the phone and he told me he did an awesome job in the comedy show. I'm so proud of him. Isn't it exciting?
OK, gotta get back to my schoolwork. I'll write again later,
Sarah Kidd
March 5, 2006:
First of all, I am so excited because my brother, Josh, is doing a comedy show tonight in Chicago and it is actually the finals of the audition for the "Last Comic Standing 4" . It is so awesome that he made the finals and now is doing a show that will be broadcast in the future on NBC!
I am upset, though, because I want to be there supporting him. I miss him so much! I have not seen him or my other brother, Jeremy, for a year and a half. I want to be there for him so bad. But, I will be thinking about him tonight and praying he do the show of his life. I'm so excited I can't stand it!
The show is at a place called "Zanie's" in Chicago. I probably wouldn't be allowed to be in there anyway, but I'm sure Josh would have gotten a back stage pass for me or something. Oh well! GO JOSH! Here is the announcement for the show:
Last Comic Standing Is Back - Open Auditions and Finals!
Talent scouts from NBC will be in Chicago and will be holding open calls on Sunday, March 5 to seek out working, professional and undiscovered stand-ups. Come and audition for an opportunity to appear on Last Comic Standing.
Due to time constraints, producers cannot guarantee that all applicants will be seen. In addition, producers may choose to give some or all applicants less than three minutes to perform.
Tickets can be obtained through the Zanies box office for the live call back round scheduled for the evening of Sunday, March 5 at the Chicago Zanies. This event will be taped for possible television broadcast on NBC.
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Besides being excited about Josh doing his show tonight, I'm also experiencing a lot of mixed feelings about things. I'm depressed because I cannot skate right now because of my injury. I can't take being off the ice. It is what I love to do more than anything else. We are trying to figure out where to move so I can have a coach and program. We know we will probably leave here. I think I have gotten to a point where it is time to move on to a place that can meet my skating needs and goals. I am not going to talk about the things that I have experienced which have led to some of my decisions right now. Maybe someday I will in a book. My mom is not well. Her fibromyalgia has been really bad and I want to go to a place where she can feel better. She can't work because of the pain in her muscles and joints, the headaches, the tiredness and everything that goes along with it. It's very hard! My grandpa Boyd is having knee surgery next week and my grandma has not been feeling very good either. They live in Arizona. So, I guess you could say I am feeling some depression about things. I need to spend some time in prayer and remember the many blessings that are in my life. I am focusing on supporting my brothers.
Ok, I have to get to my babysitting job. I am babysitting a neighbor boy named Shane. He is so cute. I'm not a fan of babysitting but I like little Shane and he is fun to watch and play with. I'll write more later when I find out how my brother did.
Love,
Sarah Kidd
I went on the ice today and it just felt so good to get my feet on the ice and skate. But of course if you know me, you know that I won't just skate, I will do jumps too. I LOVE JUMPING! I decided to try the double axel and it went really good. They felt pretty easy and I was so surprised because I have been sick for two weeks and didn't think I would have any strength, but I did! 
HA! HA! Well got to go cuz my friend Cheyanne is here. TTYL 