Arrangements
By DianneN
@DianneN (246720)
United States
August 1, 2017 8:20am CST
Arrangements have been made for our little ice princess to compete in a figure skating competition in Michigan, representing the state of New York. It will be televised on a cable network.
The owner of her camp in Maine will drive her to the airport in Portland, Maine.
A Delta airline hostess will fly with her to New York City, and escort her to a secure room, where she will meet her mommy and daddy.
The three of them will fly to Detroit, Michigan, rent a car, and drive to Grand Rapids where the competition will be held.
Our little ice princess will practice, eat, sleep, and practice again. August sixth is the date of her program, after which she will return to camp and all her friends.
The photo above was taken at Lake Placid, NY, former site of the Olympics. The state of New York chose her to represent them based on her performances last winter and the previous winter.
Her coach at camp made arrangements to have a special evening for all her friends and fellow campers to watch her performance.
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
1 Aug 17
Wow that is exciting news. I am so happy for her and all of you. What a wonderful opportunity. Your little ice princess is well on her way to the Olympic podium someday. Best of luck to her.
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
1 Aug 17
@DianneN she is going to do amazing. She is a little go getter who always gives it her all. I can't wait to hear all about it. I am so excited for all of you. 
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@DianneN (246720)
• United States
1 Aug 17
@Happy2BeMe Thank you from the bottom of my heart!
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
1 Aug 17
Much blessings and good luck to the lovely little Ice Princess..this is really so exciting Dianne!
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
1 Aug 17
@DianneN Ha! Funny Dianne..rather be at camp.
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@DianneN (246720)
• United States
1 Aug 17
@HazySue What type of dancing did your girls do? The ice princess does tap dancing and ballet in off Broadway productions. She only took tap to improve her rhythm for ice skating and was "discovered". She had to send in a head shot, resume, and bring in sheet music to sing with piano accompaniment. She can't sing her way out of a paper bag, but she got the part. lol
I have two boys. It was running to different sports. I miss those days though.
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@kobesbuddy (74554)
• East Tawas, Michigan
1 Aug 17
Oh my gosh, Dianne! She will be performing in Grand Rapids, Michigan! That is about twenty miles from my son's home, in Greenville! lol
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@DianneN (246720)
• United States
1 Aug 17
@kobesbuddy OMG! You should have your son cheer her on!!!! lol
She turned nine on June 11th.
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@kobesbuddy (74554)
• East Tawas, Michigan
1 Aug 17
@DianneN When it's on television, I would LOVE to watch her performance!:)
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@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
1 Aug 17
Yay glad all the arrangements are finalized! Have fun ice princess and do your magic 
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@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
1 Aug 17
@DianneN Yes - glad it is situated. :)
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@DianneN (246720)
• United States
1 Aug 17
Thank you!!! I thought the viewing at camp is an awesome touch. However, she skates with some girls there who are good friends. One girl from Florida is very jealous. My granddaughter caught up to this girl's skill level during the year with her new coaches. Needless to say, that girl is very upset. She is older, too, and thank goodness she is in a different bunk.
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@DianneN (246720)
• United States
2 Aug 17
@YrNemo My poor son. Lol! Who else? We always offer to pay, but he refuses our help. Isn't that an outrageous amount for a growing child? He shoulders all the sports, camps, music, tap dancing lessons, etc. for both his daughter and son.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
2 Aug 17
is this her first time to fly alone? how long will the flight be?
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@DianneN (246720)
• United States
2 Aug 17
No, actually she flew to camp last year and this year on a camp chartered jet alone. Her parents put her on the plane both times, and the camp bus te the plane. It's a 90 minute flight. She's traveled many times on jets with her parents.
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@Marilynda1225 (79708)
• United States
2 Aug 17
How exciting! I hope her competition is televised here so I can see her perform and cheer her on. You must be bursting with pride
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@cacay1 (83223)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
2 Aug 17
She is so smart and talented girl.Her beauty adds to the glory your grandkid has. You are so lucky my friend.Congrats to your entire family. She will surely win as she stands for New York one biggest city in the United States.
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@DianneN (246720)
• United States
2 Aug 17
You are so sweet to say that, Erly! She is representing the entire state of New York. There are many wonderful skaters representing their states. We would love to see her win a medal, but she is very new to this type of competition. Many of the girls are older, but have the same skill level.
@DianneN (246720)
• United States
6 Aug 17
Oh, no! I'm too nervous and couldn't eat all day. My son told us not to bother coming out, because we'd never see her. Practice, practice, dinner, to bed. Repeat. I've been to many of her competitions and know the drill, although this will be a biggie.
@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
1 Aug 17
Wow thats alot of traveling. Goodluck to her
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
1 Aug 17
@DianneN thats awesome. Yay. Glad they love her and everything is settled.
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