Hockey: Greeley, Colorado, Part 2

Our hotel room is CLEAN! Hurray! I'm getting so tired of dirty hotels. It's like people just don't know how to clean any more. There was no built-up dirt on the floor in the corners or by the walls. The grout in the bathroom was clean -- no dirt and/or mold. And the sheets didn't come untucked!! (pet peeve!) And no dust on shelves and window sills! I mean, it was like it SHOULD be!

We got in REALLY late. But was greeted by a Polish woman who was really friendly and interesting. Learned her life story, of course!

And, of course, my feet flew out from under me as I tried to walk into the door of the motel. Even though everything was sanded, that ice was incredibly slick and thick. Derek just slid through it -- just like he had skates on. I guess "skating" just comes naturally to him now. LOL! I actually didn't fall, and am not sure why, but my body hurt this morning from NOT falling! I'm sure I used muscles I forgot I had...

This morning it took me 20 minutes to scrape ice off: windshield, windows, headlights, wipers. We were almost late to the first game! And it was at 10:00 a.m.! Only about 17 degrees out. The game lasted (with the kids getting dressed and undressed) about 2 hours. After the game, it took me AGAIN that long to de-ice the truck! But my truck looks so cute with whiskers!

It "snowed" all day. The ice actually did turn more snowy and soft in the late afternoon. We went and ate breakfast after the first game, taking about 20 minutes total, and I STILL had to scrape off the truck before we could drive anywhere!! Gloves are wet, hands are numb. Thank goodness I brought my boots!!

The team lost both of their games today. Boo-hoo! But they played hard and I think learned a lot. One of the teams they played today actually owns the rink we're at. Of course, their fees are super high, but the rink is JUST for this team (has all levels, but only for them)! Wow. So they are really good... Our "A" team lost to their "A" team, too...

Another truck note: there's some new fandangled braking system on this truck, too, like it "senses" the brakes and which wheel needs more braking or which needs less. Experienced that today when I had to brake hard to avoid another stupid car (gee, it's slippery out here, do you think you can still just dash out into traffic?). The truck braked nice and smooth and straight! 'Course, the truck also just kept sliding, too... No fancy stuff is going to keep one from just SLIDING on ice! But thank goodness the truck is nice and big and heavy! It did quit sliding just in time, and I'm sure my old truck (much lighter) would have just kept going...