Mac and Ashley Murphy decided to put some of their free time to good use — clean out the garage.
As they finished, they stared at the empty space and had a vision right out of Xanadu — the 1980 roller disco movie starring Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly.
"The kids sometimes rollerblade in the house," says Mac Murphy of their children Maddox, 13, and Phoenix, 7.
"So we turned the garage into a skating rink for the kids," he says.
How did they do it?
"Phoenix has a Frozen karaoke machine with a cool disco light on top," Murphy says. "I taped it to the garage door opener upside down and turned it on."
With an assortment of music via Bluetooth, the rink was in business.
"I told the kids Ashley and I are the best parents ever," he said, laughing.
"Phoenix likes the little girl pop songs, she and Maddox also like the weird songs from the Minecraft video game."
So far, both children love it, Murphy says.
"We'll keep it open, nightly, as long as the customers are interested."
