My darling second born, You didn’t go into hockey knowing where you belong. It took three years of Initiation level and another two of Novice before you donned the goalie gear and everything clicked. For the record, during Initiation, you refused any offer of play goalie for a game. And I wasn’t going to push […]
Life Lessons: Raising Humans, Not Hockey Players
This might come as a shock to some, but hockey is not the be-all, end-all to my life. We certainly don’t participate in hockey because it is the only sport we deem worthy. In fact, if I was given the choice, my kids would swim competitively. It’s warmer for those of us watching. No, our […]
Chaotic Meal Planning
Y’all, I need to make a confession: I am always one unscheduled activity away from starving my children. It’s not so much that I don’t do any meal planning. It’s more that most meal planning systems don’t quite work for the chaotic schedule I keep. Thank goodness the boys are happy with a snack (or […]
Mind The Gap: Time Management for the Chaotic
When we first started hockey it took me far longer than I want to admit to adjust. My previous time management method of time blocking took a massive hit because it relied on very specific routines or at least a predictable day. For the most part, that worked fine the first year when both Boy […]
A Letter to My Youngest Hockey Player
My dear boy, my youngest hockey player, Do you know how often someone tells me how big the grin on your face is when you are on the ice? They marvel at the fact that you play for 50 minutes straight and the smile never wavers. The same people laugh when you skate by me, […]
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