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Mostly Wordless Wednesday: Devils Game Night

Time is in short supply today, so I’m going to borrow a concept from my blog-friend Lisa of Between Hope and a Hard Place and go with a “mostly wordless Wednesday” post.

Last night was the Devils’ home opener, so we had to break our normal no-games-on-a-school-night rule to attend as a family. I must say, walking back into the Prudential Center for the first time since Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final felt a little like returning home.

For us, hockey games our where our family dynamic works the best, and it was great to be back.

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For Him – Or for Me?

Ryan engages in some quirky behaviors. These range from slightly odd to completely inappropriate. The latter call for a different response from me than the former, but they don’t always get one, and I find this one of the most vexing aspects of parenting a child on the autism spectrum. Here’s what makes it challenging: […]

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A Favorite Football Team

“Hey Ryan, want to watch this baseball game with me?” I knew the answer before I posed the question. Ryan only likes hockey. Well, he loves hockey. He’s obsessed with hockey. Which, in his mind, means there’s no room to enjoy any other sport. Still, I keep trying. We had one glorious afternoon at a […]

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Waiting for Marty

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 […]

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So Much I Want To Tell You

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 […]

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