Do you feel it? Can you hear it coming? September is coming. That means the reasons I need caffeine are starting to multiply. By the end of the season, my blood type is coffee. I own it. There may come a day where that changes, but today is not that day. This week in particular […]
First Year Goalie Mom Skills
You never stop learning. Honestly, the hockey mom thing wasn’t much of an adjustment. Putting on player gear was far easier than it looked. I can get a kid dressed head to toe and on the ice in five minutes. I mean, I prefer to take our time about it, but if need be, I […]
Prepare for Hockey Season: Rink Lunch
If there is one thing about the school year I dread, it’s making lunches. And the fact that the hockey schedule often requires us to be out of the house during meal times means that I would be best advised to make lunches on weekend mornings as well. This is where I stomp my feet […]
Reasons I Need Caffeine: 11th Edition
Here’s the honest truth: I have spent all summer waiting for the magical “summer vibes” feeling I’ve gotten used to. Come about mid July, the boys have established a stunning base tan (despite the routine application of SPF 60 on the regular), a more laid back pace and a distinct lack of shirts in their […]
Stories from a Small Town: Card Games
I can’t believe I haven’t told this one yet. Over the last week or so, we’ve been playing a lot of card games. And my oldest is really starting to enjoy it. I’ve revisited the rules of Crazy 8s. Euchre is mandatory at Christmas. And every single card game I know or have played starts […]
Prepare for Hockey Season: Freezer Meals
This week I’m on vacation from my full time job, so what better time to stock up the freezer with meals to get us through some of the nuttier hockey nights? As I mentioned last week, I am spending the bulk of the month getting my life together as much as possible in advance of […]
Reasons I Need Caffeine: Tenth Edition
My peeps. We might be a full month into the summer holidays, but it feels like the House of Hockey is just settling in to the season. Not to be outdone by the weird spring, July found us spending a lot of time playing catch up or finishing up projects. Thanks to that, the reasons […]
The HockeyMom’s Pre-Season Cleaning
Y’all, the countdown is ON. Hockey season kicks off in about a month with evaluations and it’s time to get all those ducks lined up in a row. And that means it’s the perfect time for a little pre-season cleaning. Woo hoo. Back in the spring, I had intended on a post season cleaning spree […]
Always Remember: Play Your Game
It’s funny, over the past five years I have noticed that every season has a motto….or a theme. At least when it comes to Boy #1. Over the past five years as a defense player there have been a multitude of learning opportunities for him that I hope he will carry with him into adulthood. […]
Lessons from a Team Manager
So if you’ve been kicking around here for a while, you know that I was a team manager last year for an Initiation level team. And by all accounts, I rocked it. Which is how I got it in my head that I could handle the other levels. I mean, what’s the difference? News flash: […]
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