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 […]
Read more "Future Goals"I hope everyone had a nice Father’s Day. Even though we are in the middle of a new, it-gets-worse-before-it-gets-better disciplinary approach with Ryan, who is somewhat of a behavioral rut of late, I managed to enjoy my weekend immensely. I used the Father’s Day card to log plenty of time in front of the television […]
Read more "Father’s Day Hockey in Paradise"The school year is ending. There will be a new school next year. Anxiety is running high (among the parents — even higher with the son.) One doctor thinks he should stop taking meds. Another thinks he should continue. Behavior is very trying. Lots of resistance and outright refusal to do what has been asked. […]
Read more "This Is Hard"There will be no Game 7, as I’m sure most of you know. The Devils finally got themselves into a situation from which they could not recover. They took a bad early penalty, gave up three power-play goals in a five-minute stretch, and the Kings never looked back. The final score was 6-1. I know […]
Read more "So Much I Want To Tell You"I am incredibly privileged to get to attend the NHL’s major events like the Stanley Cup Final, the Winter Classic, and the All-Star Game. And while I spend the majority of these events watching the games on television in a work area underneath the stands, I always try to make it out to the arena […]
Read more "Time For One More Memory?"
Pucks and Puzzle Pieces 