If you’ve been around these parts you know we’ve been struggling quite a bit with discipline, particularly as it relates to Ryan and one of his self-described “hobbies” — cursing. Now, I’m no prude when it comes to, ahem, colorful language. I do realize there are far more important behavioral issues. But Ryan’s insistence on […]
Read more "Cursing and Gravity"Sorry for the late post today. Between all the travel and random days off, I didn’t even realize it was Wednesday until late in the day. And since I have published a new post every Monday, Wednesday and Friday since launching this blog, that means it’s post day. We are in that week-plus between the […]
Read more "Ryan on YouTube"School is out. It’s officially summer time. We are in that difficult, super-unstructured period between the end of the school year and the start of camp. It can be trying. Ryan wants to spend most of his days away from us, alone in his room typing hockey standings. If we let him do it for […]
Read more "Something New"I don’t have time to write much today. I am traveling again for work. Not complaining, this is one of the perks of the job: getting to attend the NHL’s major events. This time, it’s the NHL Draft in Pittsburgh. I love this event for several reasons. Watching these 18-year-old prospects, who have worked and […]
Read more "Deja Vu"Today, my little boy — who is not so little any more — graduates from elementary school. Nine years in the making. I still remember dropping him off at his first day of the wonderfully titled “preschool disabled” program at another elementary school in town. It was the day after his third birthday. We were […]
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Pucks and Puzzle Pieces 