Once I got to Bow Island we swung by the Rolling Pin Bakery to pick up doughnuts, the raspberry creme filled are my current favourite. We love to have lunch there as well. The Rolling Pin was a selling point to my kids when we told them we were moving to Medicine Hat. My oldest daughter asked if we could eat there more often if we lived in the Hat and I agreed. Actually, her exact question was, "Can we go to that doughnut place that has the giant pickles if we live in Medicine Hat?". Their cheeseburgers and roasted potatoes with dipping sauce are my regular order, although I also enjoy the broccoli cheese soup.
We spent a leisurely afternoon at my Grandma's and my oldest fought the drifts to do some tobogganing down the hill in the backyard.
Sunday afternoon I was able to leave the kids at home with their father and head down to Police Point Park to do some cross-country skiing with my brother. The weather was perfect and I had never seen so many people out on the trail! You can rent skis, boots and poles at the Nature Centre for only $4 to ski around the park or you can rent them for $15 for the day and take them to Elkwater, Kin Coulee, or where-ever you want to ski. I'm considering buying some next year, but I don't mind renting them for now while I'm getting the hang of it. It also has given me the opportunity to try out various brands and styles, so that I have an easier time making a decision when I go to buy my own.
It sounds like you have some great trail options for cross country skiing. We just have the golf courses in S'toon, but if we go farther north there are some great trails in the forests. It's such great exercise! Although, leaving S'toon to ski has become more complicated of late, for some reason. :)
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