I am learning that I am not an ideal travel hockey mom, mostly because I ask too many questions. For example, I ask for explanations of crazy things that happen during games, such as some players being tossed and others not being tossed. Or the impact this will have on future games. Or exactly what the midseason rule changes on fighting are. ( Read more... )

Been some fun times at Chez Co. Let's go in order.

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Yay, preseason Devils tickets for $10. Bookworm's coming home this weekend and we're taking the whole gang. Because we can. And attending 3 hockey games each weekend (2 for Luke, one for Shrek) is just not enough ( Read more... )

Tomorrow, February 22, is the anniversary of the "Miracle on Ice" when the U.S. Men's Hockey team defeated the vastly favored Soviet Union team in Olympic hockey. In their one previous meeting, the Soviet team had demolished the U.S. team, 10-3 ( Read more... )

To show I am still around. I miss LJ ing but I have to say I've been real productive in RL, and for me that's a good thing. It's just, sometimes it seems I have a hard time commenting on other's LJs, much less posting on my own. Words, thoughts, don't come. (Any of you who have spoken to me have to laugh at the idea of words not coming ( Read more... )

This weekend, Shrek, my intractable, unpredictable guy who looks at life in his own unique way, ("look, the underpass is in the shape of toast") made his mommy cry.

( how awesome is hockey? )

Where did September go? It disappeared in a whirl of 8 back-to-school nights, special ed meetings, hockey meetings, school paperwork, sports paperwork, dance, dr appointments, hosting Bookworm's bday, hosting Rosh Hashanah, and volunteer events.

Worst thing? jpgr had to cancel her visit ( Read more... )

Have I mentioned that kids on the autism spectrum tend to lack the brain-to-mouth filter that others of us are sometimes able to engage ( Read more... )

*trudges off to pack away hockey stuff*
Frickin defense. Or lack thereof.

Loosens grip on jiminyc's jersey.

Best. Hockey. Game. Ever.

Cam Ward is amazing. I have no fingernails left to chew.