On the first full day of his life, I held a swaddled Ryan and rocked him for three-plus hours while I watched a college football game. Not just any college football game. A Michigan game. My school. My team. The school I was already dreaming of seeing Ryan attend. Maybe, just maybe, I dreamed of […]
Read more "Grand Adventures, Part 1"Anyone who has played hockey remembers their first goal. Mine came in a house league clinic when I was probably 5. I scored during a goal-mouth scramble and afterwards was awarded the puck by my coach. I treated that puck like it was the Stanley Cup. Ryan had been attending a hockey development clinic for […]
Read more "Now That’s a Celebration"Washington, DC. — February, 2008 We had just arrived the day before, having driven a few hours from our home, but it had already been a looong trip. The car ride was fine, but our attempt to see the sites of our nation’s capital had been a disaster so far. The plan was simple. Drive […]
Read more "Alex Has To See Me"Have we really come this far? No, really. Let’s think about this for a moment. It’s Jan. 2, 2012. That would make it just over three years since Ryan first put on a pair of skates and a hockey helmet. Three years to go from that first cautious step out onto the rink to playing […]
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Pucks and Puzzle Pieces 