February, and snow finally we have snow

Most of our winter has been small snows and easy melts, so our attempt at a rink this year was not going well until last week, we were about to give up when I noticed that the water that was susposed to have frozen on the tarp was to the side and it was getting thick, cue the skates! I've been skating in my backyard for hte last week. The end of last week I moved off the tarp and lookie lookie under the tarp ICE! well, more for skating nooooooooo just bumps lots and lots of icy bumps so my new plan is evening it out, and 430 yesterday the snow came but it wasn't he snow I was expecting, it was light and fluffy so easy to shovel. I shoved for 1hour this morning and got it cleared. I'll see how my backyard olympic skating competition goes tonight when I flood it all again, hopefully the snow banks might keep so of the water on the ice until it freezes again. YAY!! real winter is here, and I for the first February in my life I'm not bummed about it still being winter? odd? maybe?