Reality Bites

Well, that didn’t take long. Less than 48 hours after our stunningly successful weekend road trip, our household was back in chaos. Ryan was extra wound up as bed time approached. He outright refused to stop what he was doing and get ready for bed. Veronica and I both tried, but we were losing the […]

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Road Trip!

I wish I’d been able to post this on Monday, but WordPress and I were not getting along. Way back on Monday, you know, twenty-four whole hours ago, I was busy writing a post about the wonderful weekend I’d spent with Ryan road-tripping to Washington for a Capitals playoff game. My heart was heavy then, […]

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Another Case of Mistaken Identity

Regular readers here may recall how Ryan once confused the world’s most infamous terrorist with a young forward for the Phoenix Coyotes. Well, it happened again. And once again, hockey was involved. Thursday was the occasion of Riley’s big field trip to visit our state capital in Trenton. She had been looking forward to the […]

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Getting What You Ask For

Today’s blog will be picture-heavy and word-light, owing in part to the fact I have only nine functioning fingers after playing hockey last night. I blocked a shot attempt with the tip of my middle finger, which is now grotesquely swollen and largely useless. It’s a good thing I sit and type at a computer […]

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