Mission Accomplished, (sort of)
Hello sports fans, we're back from the land of frozen.... to the land of, well, frozen. It is -23 degrees here in Unionville and I am going to smack the next tree hugger who tells me we all have to drive smaller cars and separate our organics from our non-organics and send more money to Costa Rica in order to stop the scourge that is Global Warming. Wake up and stick your head outside people!
Anyway, Ottawa was a great trip for "She who makes my sun shine" and I, we saw some great curling and two nice old curling clubs and met some lovely people. For our ladies it was as close to being a perfect trip as you could have expected. It started out with a close win over Jo Ann Rizzo and ended up with a close loss to Jo Ann Rizzo. Along the way our heroes got to play some tough teams on some challenging ice and gain valuable experience for the upcoming Ontario STOH which will be held at the Rideau Club in January.
Early on Friday, (7:30 AM!) our gals played the first of two games they had against Ann Merklinger. Ann gave them a spanking for the first time in 8 matchups to put them down into the B draw for some more practice, after which it was tough sledding to the semi-final where they returned the favour to Ann and then went on to play Jo Ann who was having a great weekend, along with her 3rd, Cheryl McPherson, they curled the lights out and won the big prize of the day. Nice gals, well earned win. Congratulations Team Rizzo.
Meanwhile, our gals, by winning second place, can claim an entry into the Canada Cup in Kamloops which is being held in March this year. Looks like this edition of the Canada Cup will be a family affair from Ontario. Wayne Middaugh and his team qualified for the CC, as did Mike Harris on whose team toils Trevor Wall hubby of our beloved Kirsten and Wayne Tuck, who won second place in the Mens side with a close loss to Brad Gushue of Nfld., will also be in Kamloops along with good friend Kim Tuck who plays for Ms. Rizzo.
They could rent a houseboat and make a real trip out of it.
All things considered, a good time was had by all and our team looked good, played well and acted like the class act they are. Mrs. Frosty and I were proud to tell people who we were cheering for and I soaked up the compliments like a love starved puppy.
I had a great time, wish you could have been there. More later.
Anyway, Ottawa was a great trip for "She who makes my sun shine" and I, we saw some great curling and two nice old curling clubs and met some lovely people. For our ladies it was as close to being a perfect trip as you could have expected. It started out with a close win over Jo Ann Rizzo and ended up with a close loss to Jo Ann Rizzo. Along the way our heroes got to play some tough teams on some challenging ice and gain valuable experience for the upcoming Ontario STOH which will be held at the Rideau Club in January.
Early on Friday, (7:30 AM!) our gals played the first of two games they had against Ann Merklinger. Ann gave them a spanking for the first time in 8 matchups to put them down into the B draw for some more practice, after which it was tough sledding to the semi-final where they returned the favour to Ann and then went on to play Jo Ann who was having a great weekend, along with her 3rd, Cheryl McPherson, they curled the lights out and won the big prize of the day. Nice gals, well earned win. Congratulations Team Rizzo.
Meanwhile, our gals, by winning second place, can claim an entry into the Canada Cup in Kamloops which is being held in March this year. Looks like this edition of the Canada Cup will be a family affair from Ontario. Wayne Middaugh and his team qualified for the CC, as did Mike Harris on whose team toils Trevor Wall hubby of our beloved Kirsten and Wayne Tuck, who won second place in the Mens side with a close loss to Brad Gushue of Nfld., will also be in Kamloops along with good friend Kim Tuck who plays for Ms. Rizzo.
They could rent a houseboat and make a real trip out of it.
All things considered, a good time was had by all and our team looked good, played well and acted like the class act they are. Mrs. Frosty and I were proud to tell people who we were cheering for and I soaked up the compliments like a love starved puppy.
I had a great time, wish you could have been there. More later.
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