Happy Mother's Day, Fellow Skate Moms

I'm sharing my favorite cocktail recipe; French 75, named after the gun, which we may find we want sometimes at the rink.

• 2 oz. Gin
• 1 oz. simple syrup (or 2 tsp. superfine sugar)
• 1 oz. lemon juice
• Brut Champagne or other dry sparkling wine
• Combine gin, sugar, and lemon juice in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously and strain into an iced highball or collins glass. Fill with Champagne. Garnish with a twist of lemon. 

I thought about writing some fancy toast we could share, but when you start to tally all that a skate mom does, it gets unwieldy. So, from Tot to Freestyle Whatever, here's to you, Skate Mom.