The price you pay for fun.

OK - so this is a pretty big price though.  Poor kid.  Plays a hockey game with his team - comes off the ice and is asked to stand in for another team that was short.  COOL RIGHT?  Double games, double ice time, a chance to play a great team.  (OK not so cool for Mom and 3yr old brother but we're good sports) 

FROSTBITE

Can't really tell in the phone camera shot but the conner tip of his toe is purple!  We were not out of the parking lot and his feet began to thaw in the warm car when he starts freaking out and ripping his boots of as though he's wearing angry beehives on his feet!   Not sure why this happened, I mean we are in the rinks and cold all the time - my guess his feet were wet after first game then 20 mins of rest and not undressing from sweat drenched clothes to then playing again.  Must have just been so busy playing and freezing that he didn't feel it happening.

Though he really wanted to scratch at them he didn't - as much as he wanted to I knew that was bad.  Been keeping an eye on them, nice warm wool socks, fluids and IBU.  Looks like one small blister on the big toe.  Hopefully the pins, needles, and shooting pain will be gone when he wakes in the morning.  

Near miss - someones child badly missed for sure.

Well accidents happen.  And this is not a thought that I let escape my mind easily as we are road warriors with all our hockey travels.  Last night returning from another late night practice we passed an accident that had JUST happened.  No emergency responders were on site yet.  Only a few passersby that had just stopped in front of us.  Someone was laying on the ground.  My heart sank - I wanted to stop and help but I had two children in the car and my brain had difficulty absorbing all of what I was seeing.  Instantly I make mental note of the mile markers and the exit number and dial 911.  Thankfully several calls had already been made and I was told that emergency was on the way.  Sure enough we soon saw a trooper racing towards the scene we just passed.  I had a sinking feeling in my stomach and feared that we had just witnessed a death.  Confirmed later on the news - two young adults were killed in the single car crash and two other passengers injured.  No cause has been announced yet - but the roads were wet with light snow.

Once again I am thankful that we get to and from hockey and other travels safely.  Prayers to the family's that have lost their loved ones last night.

I carry a memory of a very tragic scene I and a car full of my college girl friends in route to FL on spring break.  Many people died in a several car pile up.  A completely horrific sight.  Sadly now Hawk will likely carry this memory for his lifetime.  Hopefully from it he learns to continue to appreciate life and to proceed with caution when he someday is himself behind the wheel.

The things we do for hockey - including the miles!!!

Round and Round - a 300+/- Mile Day!

THE THINGS WE DO FOR HOCKEY!!!!

I wanted to post this so not to forget that we survived another schedule crazed day!

300+/- Miles - Yikes, this was a long day!  Guess the nick name "TAXI" was well earned on this day. 

Friday night - drop off Hawk at school 4:30 for bus trip to away hockey game.

                   - pick up at midnight!

Saturday    Up at 4:45 AM

               - leave at 5:30 AM for a 7AM Hawk Hockey Game

                          Home at Noon ( we did some shopping on the way home - needed new Hockey Bag!)

              - leave again at 3:30pm to drive car to shop

                          Home at 5:15pm (NOW WE'RE A 1 CAR FAMILY TILL ITS FIXED)

              - leave again at 5:30pm for another Hawk Hockey game (dropped off) Christopher naps in
                          car.  (Thankfully)

                          Home at 6:30 (stopped on the road side to make a long over due return call to
                          Me-Me)

              - leave again at 7:00pm to pick up Hawk and Drop off Dan Sr for his game

                          Home at 7:45

              - leave again at 8:45pm to pick up Dan Sr from his game

                          Instead of heading home . . . . .

              - 9:30pm Movie with Dan Sr (Yeah a date!)

               11:45pm HOME!