Mostly Wordless Wednesday: Devils Game Night

Time is in short supply today, so I’m going to borrow a concept from my blog-friend Lisa of Between Hope and a Hard Place and go with a “mostly wordless Wednesday” post.

Last night was the Devils’ home opener, so we had to break our normal no-games-on-a-school-night rule to attend as a family. I must say, walking back into the Prudential Center for the first time since Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final felt a little like returning home.

For us, hockey games our where our family dynamic works the best, and it was great to be back.

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#hockeyisback

Yes, NHL hockey is back, the season having begun Saturday, some three-plus months late due to a labor dispute. And I am confident in saying that no one was more excited than my son. Others may have equaled his excitement, but nobody surpassed it. Saturday, he planned to watch all 13 games, starting with a […]

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A Plea to NHL Teams

Happy NHL eve everyone! Yes, it’s true. Hockey is back. Or for you social media types, #hockeyisback. The NHL drops the puck on a new season Saturday at 3 p.m. ET — just a little over three months late due to a labor dispute. This has not been an easy time for Ryan. Thankfully he […]

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Anxiety Pays a Visit

We never know when anxiety will strike. It’s just part of the drill in our household. Sure, we know many of Ryan’s triggers and we do our best to avoid or work around them. It’s the reason we took separate cars to Riley’s school choir concert last night — to avoid any unnecessary waiting for […]

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A Little Perspective

Perspective can be a difficult things for kids on the autism spectrum. Ryan interprets the world so literally that it can be hard for him to see beyond what’s immediately in front of him. But not always. This wasn’t exactly a relaxing weekend in my house. The return of the NHL from a four-month lockout […]

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