Lake Curling

Two weeks later and we were back on Hurds Lake for some outdoor curling with the Neills. The rink was cleared and the rings were sprayed in a bright red. As instructed we had all froze our family size OJ containers and after a few practice shots we were ready to curl. Game on.

Immediately the chants and disses started up from the backbenchers. "We're lord of the rings!" and "You couldn't hit your own bellybutton!" were two of the faves. Team Mikey and Sara ended up winning the round robin but hey all things considered, we were all winners that afternoon.



The rest of the day consisted of boot hockey, tobogganing, wieners by the fire, and chitchat. All said and done we spent nearly 6 hours in the great outdoors. Good times.



Sadly enough the weather took a turn on the drive home as it poured rain all the way back to Ottawa. Booo!!

A dusting of snow

We finally got a dusting of snow on the ground. Barely enough to work with but as they say, beggars can't be choosers.

Friday I took a stroll around the neighborhood to check out the new OC Transpo route yet to be opened. I found an entry point to the Transitway extension and walked the length of it without spotting a single person - worker or pedestrian. Snowshoes were not required.



Saturday was the start of the new and improved Futsal season for the kids. Top teams have been promoted to tougher divisions in an attempt to re-balance and improve the state of competition. So far so good. They both lost their matches.



Sunday was a xc ski day. Despite the recent snowfall we are still in dire need of more white stuff to cover all the sticks that are still poking up through the trail. Nevertheless we enjoyed the outing.




More snow please.