Our 8th year in Business!

MARCH 2012 the start of our 8^th year in Business!

Thank you to our Wonderful customers and friends!  In the past 7 years we have built amazing relationships with all of you!  We have watched your kids grow from beginner ice skaters to collegiate ice skaters and beyond! I will save a trip down memory lane for a later blog.

For us it really is about getting to know you and how can we help.  We really enjoy working with everyone, from the beginners to the Olympians! You are all in this sport because you LOVE this sport!

So I just had to share a letter I received today from a wonderful women who has made several long drives to come see me!

Dear Kimberley,

I just wanted to write to thank you so much for taking the time to fit me with skates and gear.  As an adult coming to skating later in life, I really appreciate all your patience and wisdom.  The skates are working out really well! The coaches at the ice arena approve, and I have even been invited to be a part of my first Ice Show. Can you believe it? Tiaras are required, and I am totally psyched.  I am recommending you to all I meet, and I hope you have a wonderful time at the next competition. Thanks again for all your help. I look forward to purchasing more items from your excellent selection in the future!

Best wishes,

Claire

Thank you Claire and I hope to see pictures of you in the Ice Show with your tiara on!!

We hope to see as many of you as possible tomorrow at Denver Invitational!

Kimberley

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Who are the people behind SkatersChoiceColorado.com

As most of you know my best helper is my Mom aka Sally (so now everyone knows her name).  She keeps me well organized, does an amazing job on beading, is the best tight sorter ever and keeps me grounded when I freak out!

Most of you have met my girls, Emma (the Skater, the reason Skater’s Choice started) aka Skater’s Choice Product Tester and Molly aka Skater’s Choice Shipping Manager (if you ask her).

The whole family gets involved some days, even my shhh…. don’t tell her I told you, my 98, yes I said it, my 98 year old grandmother!  Who will never see this blog, she doesn’t own nor want or would know how to turn one on.  She is awesome and I know we already put the picture up earlier, I just had to share the story.

She usually comes over twice a month to my mom’s to hang out on the weekend, yes, she still lives independently!  So while she was over we were working on photographing dresses for the web and she was sitting in chatting with us.  Mom had to take care of a few things so Gram started helping me.  Putting the dresses on the bust, turning them for the front and back photo and taking the dresses off the bust.  Some of the things she said, oh my goodness!  She had me cracking up, I laughed so hard! I kept telling her she didn’t have to help and she kept telling me she was fine and was having a good time.

When the evening was over and she was going home, I thanked her for all her hard work and she told me that she had a ball and I should definitely call her the next time I need to photograph dresses for the website!

Thanks Gram, you rock!

Kimberley

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Halloween Smiles

It is hard to believe that Halloween is fast approaching!  So I thought I would share a picture from my pumpkin carving day with my kids.  As we were spending some time together getting into the holiday mode, I of course was trying to recreate a “Norman Rockwell” family moment, as mothers I think sometimes we want that perfect scene.  Do we get it? Or do we make our selves and sometimes our families crazy trying to achieve “perfect”?  Enjoy the moment is what we should be doing!  Happy Halloween!

“I know how to do anything - I'm a Mom.” - Roseanne Barr

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!  OK, not really with the 70 plus degree weather we are having.  Are you in need of some unique gifts for coaches and skaters?

We have a NEW skating line of gifts which include a Pot Holder, Kitchen Towel, Note Pad, Magnetic Note Pad, Recipe Card set with mini whisk and a Large Tote! Click this link to get more info.

For our Ice Skating readers we have several NEW books!

Eloise Skates (Ages 4-6)

Let's Go Skating (Ages 4-6)

The Snow Fairies' Skating Party a Dora Book (Ages 3-7)

The Greatest Skating Race (Ages 9-12)

Sugar Princess Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 (Ages 9-12)
Click this link to get more info.

What’s coming up next? 

We will be at the 2012 Midwestern Sectional Figure Skating Championships hosted by the Fort Collins Figuring Skating Club. November 15 - 19, 2011.  The event will be held at the Edora Pool Ice Center (EPIC),

1801 Riverside Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80525

If you would like to place a pre-order and have it waiting for you please feel free to contact us.

Kimberley

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