How was your weekend? We watched a lot of hockey in my house (I know, stop me if you’ve heard that one before) with five playoff games on Saturday and three more on Sunday. Saturday was a beautiful day, so we juggled watching hockey around playing outside and taking part in an elementary school fundraiser. […]
Read more "Spontaneity? Not for Us"The NHL Playoffs began on Wednesday night, the start of a two-month marathon that will conclude with one team lifting the most famous trophy in all of sports. Players will lose teeth, shed blood, break bones and suffer all manner of horrific injuries … and continue to play. When the champion is finally crowned, a […]
Read more "Playoff Time Is Family Time"Trying to teach young children about Sept. 11 is a touchy subject, especially when they start asking why the attacks occurred. Ryan was less interested in understanding “why” and more concerned about “who.” So we talked to both kids about Osama bin Laden. When he was captured last spring, and his name was all over […]
Read more "A Case of Mistaken Identity"Hockey — which we write about a lot in these parts — is the most tradition-rich of sports. The NHL is fast approaching its 100th birthday, a milestone that has already been achieved by one of its clubs, the Montreal Canadiens. The trophy for which its teams compete, the Stanley Cup, is well over a […]
Read more "Milestone Pucks – A Lesson in Inclusion"We received the notice the other day. It is time for Ryan’s triennial re-evaluation through our school district. He has undergone a battery of intellectual, psychological and motor tests to determine his ongoing eligibility for services as required by state law, and soon we will meet with our child study team to discuss the results. […]
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Pucks and Puzzle Pieces 