So last Saturday was the annual Waconia Ward Breakfast ON Lake Minnewashta. This means, that everyone gathers ON Lake Minnewashta (which is of course frozen over) and we have a good old fashioned pancake breakfast. Everyone brings their lawn chairs (otherwise they'd only be used 2 weeks out of the year), and there is a bonfire ON the ice (great for warming yourself and toasting marshmellows), ice GOLF, and of course ice skating and ice fishing. The hole Olivia is standing next to is for ice fishing, and is almost 3 feet of ice thick. You may notice in the background behind the ice fishing hut, someone's RED PICKUP TRUCK. ( On some lakes, including the one nearest us, they actually put up street signs and give the huts addresses so the pizza and liquor stores can deliver. )
Spencer is enjoying a game of ice golf, and Ethan decides that a eating a black marshmellow was not the pleasurable experience he had anticipated. Jack just liked running around checking the holes for fish. We were all delighted that we had such fantastic weather, a very comfortable 22 degrees. I was a little nervous about the fire on the ice, but since the ice is so thick, and heat rises, there's only a couple inches of melting and then it's good to go.
I think there are many surprises in this life, and one of mine is the fact that an activity such as this would be part of my reality. This isn't suppose to happen to California girls....
2 comments:
I think it's great that they put up street signs so they can have pizza and beer delivered!! I remember ice fishing once on Bear Lake (Utah/Idaho). It was fun but OH SO COLD!! You are a trooper! "wish they all could be CA girls"
Wow, Tiffany. If I wasn't convinced you were living in Minnesota, I definitely am now! I don't know if you meant this post as funny, but that was FUNNY!
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