We went for a nice walk after opening our gifts and prior to dinner (hoping to work off a few calories before we loaded ourselves up with more.) It was a gorgeous day, only -3 and and sunny.
The lake was crowded with people, kids with new sleighs, toboggans, Crazy-Carpets, GT snowracers, snowboards and snowtubes. There was a fire at the top of the hill and the aroma of the burning wood was better than any perfume. The laughs and screams of the kids (and adults) coming down the hill echoed through the air, and the frantic bark of the dogs as they raced down the hill after their owners made Gypsy's ear perk up with curiosity.
The lake was busy with a kind soul clearing off a new rink with his (probably) new quad....saving a ton of time instead of everyone having to do it the "old fashioned" way, with shovels. There are 2 rinks, one for hockey and one for general skating, but almost everyone had a hockey stick in hand, after all, this is Canada eh? Anyone can join in, the more the merrier. This is a very typical small town Christmas Day.
2 comments:
Looking at your pictures took me instantly back to my kids childhoods as well as my own. It is so great to see folks STILL going this!!! Sledding, skating, & bon fires! Thanks for the memories!
Happy New Year Shannon, to you and yours. Soon your New Years(and the last two years)wish will come true!
p.s. That is supposed to say "still DOING this". My First typo of 2007!
Post a Comment