Sunday, August 22, 2010

Did I mention I'm afraid of heights?


"The Sky Coaster is a sport/amusement attraction that offers all the thrills and excitement of skydiving and hang gliding. The attraction requires participants to be strapped into a full-body harness (usually referred to as a flight suit) that supports one to three flyers at a time.

From a static point of approximately six feet above the ground, flyers are pulled aloft by a launch cable until nearly reaching the top of the launch tower. At this point, flyers are approximately 143 feet above the ground, and their flight is ready to begin. Upon being given the signal, the flyers pull the ripcord, releasing themselves from the launch cable to rapidly swing toward the ground at speeds reaching up to 80 mph. The overall feeling is similar to that of swooping along the ground in a hang glider, or of skydiving."


Strap a woman in who is deathly afraid of heights and you'll have a good sense of what it feels like to send your special needs child to his first day of third grade.

Hoping the anxiety over pulling the ripcord is worse than the actual ride.
Happy back to school,

Aren't his new glasses cuter than cute?



10 comments:

Brooke and Jonny said...

You shouldn't be nervous because his teacher is way more than excited to have him in her class!=) Trust me I would know

Kim said...

Darling photo! Hoping for a phone call free first day of school for you!

Jessica said...

I hope all goes well! And I'm sure the anxiety is the worst part--it always is.

And PS, you have the most handsome third grader ever. Those glasses rock!

Anonymous said...

So cute, love Nic!Breath..everything will turn out great.

Annelise said...

I love that picture. He is so cute.

Tiffany said...

You have an amazing way of expressing yourself. And yes, those glasses (and that boy, and that photo) are adorable!

Fingers crossed for a great year!

Deb said...

Jod, I don't think he could get any cuter. He looks like a J Crew model!

Jennica said...

Seriously... I love your blog! You are great.

This is one of the cutes pictures I have ever seen!

Good luck this year.

Jess said...

Love Him. Love You. And yes, the anxiety is awful. We have that at our house as well. Good thing we have each other. Kaiya mention how "cute" Nick looked yesterday. :) How did Allie like Kindergarten?

AP said...

He looks so handsome! Where did you get his tie?