Last weekend, my husband and I took our two boys, 8 and 10, to see their teenage cousin, Matthew, competing in a  skateboard contest. Our boys think that their cousin is the coolest thing ever and they’re always trying to imitate the way he gels his hair and the clothes he wears. They’d even been talking about taking up skateboarding, that is, until Matthew wiped out last Sunday and sprained his ankle. It was a nasty sprain and he’s going to require lots of physio. Thank goodness he has good Health Insurance. I’m hoping that our boys decide to take up a slightly safer hobby, maybe stamp collecting!