I did something new to me: I helped flood our community ice rink last night. I even have proof!
As you can probably tell, I’m wearing every article of warm clothing that I own. ;)
I volunteered to try it out because I’m working on a piece for the paper about it. I’ll share a link on my Facebook page when it’s ready. I will say this: it was fun. It was cold, that’s for sure, and it was actually hard work, but it was fun. I will admit that the hose got heavy after awhile, although I don’t know if it was the weight of the water or the fact that my limbs were all jelly-like after the yoga class I had earlier in the evening.
Here’s the hose cam in action:
I went back to the rink today to take some more photos and see how, ahem, my ice turned out. I chatted with a mother who was there with her two young boys. One of them, who was clearly a hockey star in the making, was gleefully pushing a puck around the ice. At one point he came over and I had the chance to ask him an important question.
“How’s the ice today?
“It’s REALLY nice,” he said, with extra emphasis on the REALLY.
I laughed and pointed to my chest. “I did that! I helped flood the rink last night!”
I couldn’t help myself. I was strangely excited to share this news, and a little proud, too.
