Everyone is weighing in on the six more weeks of winter thing since Phil the groundhog saw his shadow. And I have seen more than one post about how, at least up in the north country, if we have six more weeks of the weather we HAVE been having, we're all gonna be pretty happy.
You can't complain when, on the second day of February, you have to run to the outdoor skating rink to see if it is actually still iced up. Which is what I did at lunch-time today. The temperature is in the 40s, but because the sun is still low in the sky and the area is somewhat shaded, the ice, while a little on the bumpy side, is still ice. (I guess if Phil would have been at the rink, he probably would NOT have seen his shadow because of all the trees.)
Why did I undertake this unusual Groundhog Day
See, Cherub#2 (also known as Monkey) learned how to ice skate last weekend, and she has been determined to go again. In fact, she has been bugging me to go every day this week, which is kind of hard when you put in a full day of work and then try to get everyone fed, homeworked and ready for the next day by 9 p.m.
But I promised her I would check the ice today, and if it was adequate, I would take her skating.
Guess what I'm doing this afternoon?
I have skates. I haven't been on them in about 15 years.
Let's just hope I don't break a leg!
Dawn
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