There is a natural parental pride when a child pursues a parent’s interest, be it a line of study, a hobby, or a sport. Ryan didn’t exactly come by his love of hockey by himself, and that’s OK. I am proud that he has found the same love of the sport that I have, and […]
Read more "All on His Own"As I mentioned in Monday’s post, a lot happened over the holiday break. For Ryan, the highlight was undoubtedly New Year’s Day, when he attended the NHL Winter Classic in Washington, D.C. Ryan has been to a Winter Classic before, three years ago in Philadelphia, but that was as a sort of participant, not a […]
Read more "This Is What Happiness Looks Like, Redux"Much has happened since my last post. Christmas happened. New Year’s happened. Another NHL Winter Classic happened. Several trips to the doctor, and even one to the ER, happened (everyone’s fine). Heck, even Jim Harbaugh to Michigan happened. Each could be its own post (well maybe not the Harbaugh thing, but still, yay! Jim Harbaugh! […]
Read more "It’s the Little Things"When I was maybe 10 or 11 years old, I read a book called The Masked Marvels about some of the best catchers in the history of Major League Baseball. It was one of those school-age chapter books, probably acquired from a Scholastic book sale. I still remember the cover, with a photo of Milwaukee’s […]
Read more "A Fragile Calm"Ryan will play hockey this winter on a town-based team in a middle-school league, continuing in a program that started this past spring. The idea is to serve as a feeder for our town’s high school program, which has struggled with low numbers of experienced players in recent seasons. Ryan enjoys this program much more […]
Read more "A Sign of Belonging"
Pucks and Puzzle Pieces 