Yesterday was a real WORKOUT. Surprisingly it was also a fun day, and not just because I procrastinated further about reorganizing my walk-in closet! (Stay tuned in a few days for an update on that project. hee hee).
Wanting to take all our kids skating yesterday, friends Oliver and Vanessa and I cleared a section of the ice on our neighbourhood pond (the pond is huge...there had to have been at least 6 or 7 different rinks cleared by groups of kids and parents yesterday) in the afternoon. At least, we FINALLY ended up together as a slight misunderstanding on my part resulted in me clearing a small rink at one end of the pond while Oliver and Vanessa were working at the other. As I had forgotten my cell phone, Vanessa finally set out to find me. (As I mentioned, the pond is huge and you cannot see from one end to the other!)
So with Vanessa's help, we carted my two - already in their skates - back up the bank to the car, and loaded all our stuff (including benches, hot chocolate, snow shovel and various other bits and pieces) to head to the other end.
We finished clearing "our" rink and then had another wonderful hour. Should I mention this was my first time in skates in 20 years!!!! Not bad for this old mom.
We kept saying how much fun it was...and despite the extra effort to clear the rink, the kids (and parents) just loved it...we plan to keep it up since we have been blessed with a Winter cold enough to keep the pond frozen.
So my muscles were a little sore today, from climbing up and down snow covered hills, multiple shoveling sessions, and using some muscles that were definitely out of practice but I remembered - THIS is what made Winter so much fun when we were kids. Yahoo!
Cheers!
2 comments:
a perfect activity for a wintery sunday -- this part is fun. Lucky you to have a rink so close by.
good for your braving the ice -- it's a bit scary at our age - hee hee.
My ankles hurt just looking at you.
Looks fun, wish we could've joined you!
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