R’s parents came for a visit this
weekend, and like always, it was really enjoyable, albeit a little crazy with
hockey and all. I think R felt like hockey infringed on the holidays, and I
acknowledge that it takes a lot of time. In fact, at some point you being to
realize that hockey kind of takes over your life, not that this makes anyone
feel any better. I think there is a need to tread lightly when it comes to
certain topics.
Either way, it’s good to have a
healthy outlook and approach anything, which unfortunately, I do not have, but
I won’t dwell on it. I’ll just do my best to keep my obsession in check and
tread lightly on the topic when I’m in certain company.
Having said that, it was nice that
JR had a chance to see A play. She didn’t have a chance to see N because his
game was far away, but A was local, so she went with R, and I think she enjoyed
it. Who wouldn’t? The games are fun to watch, and it takes on special meaning
when your grandkids are playing.
Again, having all this hockey, not
to mention my scheduling and coaching obligations, made for a hectic weekend,
and I could have/should have done a better job of being more tactful and coy
about it all, but what’s done is done, and I’ll have to learn from the
experience.
One thing that kind of fell apart
during this visit was our big family meal. The Amazing PR Man was inspired to
finish a job that I had just barely started, and like all things that he does,
he completed it in a timely manner (1 day!) and did an outstanding job. The guy
is amazing. However, because it required all sorts of logistics and supplies, I
was taken out of the picture when it came to making the meal, which is usually
my job. R and JR did a stand up job of filling in, and it worked out in the
end. It was just kind of complicated.
Adding to the complexity was, you
guessed it, hockey. Not only did the kids have games, but there was an open
stick that they wanted to attend, so I had to drop them off. This worked out,
but it meant one more thing for me to deal with. I’ll tell you, it wasn’t easy.
We pulled it off, but R’s parents must think we’re insane, and they wouldn’t be
that far off.
Until the next time, thanks for
reading, and thanks to one light for the pic.
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