That Was Then - This Is Now

Things To Do When You Can't Use Your Backyard Rink #2
Use it as a stand for your thermometer and tissues. Use the latter for when the former reads 60 degrees on Jan. 5th.

- This was one of my first posts on this blog, made on January 5, 2007. This week marks the one year anniversary of the Four-em blog and rink. Humor is my coping mechanism.



Today, the weather is quite similar to what it was then, only this time the frustration and wondering "will it ever work?" is not as great.
This time, as the mercury is expected to hit 68 degrees (!) in early January, the Four-em is a thick sheet of ice. In fact, I was just standing out in the middle of it, picking leaves off the surface in a short sleeve shirt. The cold will come again, and the ice will be used again....I hope.