Ryan starts street hockey next week, playing on a team in our town league. This will be his fourth year playing, and to look back, we have come a long way. Ryan’s first year in street hockey was his first-ever experience being on a team, and that came with its own set of challenges. We […]
Read more "Having ‘The Talk’"These are anxious times for fans of the New Jersey Devils — just ask Riley. Despite coming within two wins of what would have been a stunning Stanley Cup, the Devils entered the offseason with all sorts of questions. Contracts were up for goalie Marty Brodeur, the 40-year-old who is arguably the best ever at […]
Read more "Waiting for Marty"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 […]
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Pucks and Puzzle Pieces 