Get Your Facts Right

Despite his intense interest in hockey, Ryan doesn’t care much for hockey cards. We have them all over the house in various stacks and boxes, but he doesn’t often look at them. Trying to figure out how to engage him in something I thought would be right up his alley became a challenge. We tried […]

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Alex Has To See Me

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 […]

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Grandpa, I Feel Like a Star

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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