Chapter 20 – The January Thaw
Chapter 20 – The January Thaw“Anybody home?” Blew pounds on our kitchen door as he throws it open. “Hello everybody,” he yells and turns to me. “Katie, get your skates on. If you don’t hurry up, this old January thaw will turn our rink to mush. Flint and Johnny are already skatin’ so let’s go. Goodbye, everybody.” Blew never speaks in a normal voice. He yells at the top of his lungs.
I pull on my snow pants and boots, zip my jacket, gather my mittens, hat, and scarf, and take my skates from the hook behind the woodstove. They’re warm, but they won’t stay that way for long. “Be careful,” Mama says, but I’m already out the door and heading for the rink. The boys did a good job of cleaning it. I sit on the wooden bench Papa made for us, take off my boots, and
