Either way, looking back on the
weekend sleepover, I have to confess, it was fun, or rather, the kids had fun.
If anything, they had a blast, and I’m of the mind that if they have fun, then
I’m having fun. Plus, their friends are really nice kids, well mannered and
polite, not to mention hip.
The biggest concern we have when
having friends over is that they won’t have fun over here because we don’t have
TV and or any sort of video game, i.e., Wii or Playstation. We are just so
against those things, but clearly we’re alone in this way of thinking because
virtually every family we know has them. That’s part of the reason why our kids
love going to their friend’s houses, they get to play Wii. I don’t completely
get it. Another problem I run into is for friends to come over and want to do
Facebook all the time. I’m not so keen on that.
Now I’d heard that the kid’s
friends had lots of fun and modern toys, but didn’t know for sure. The kids are
pretty hip, they’re both avid snowboarders, and their dad and his girlfriend
(ICKG) are a young, cool, hip, and happening couple. Plus, the parents are
divorced so it’s not unthinkable for a little guilt gift-giving to occur.
It turns out that our concerns
were unfounded, which is really unusual. ICKG apparently moderate their screen
time, and it’s entirely possible that they don’t have TV, which is so rare in
this day and age that even I’m shocked, and we don’t have TV. I don’t get a
sense they play a lot of video games, at least not with ICKG, maybe with mom,
and I don’t think they do a lot of social media. I have to confess, I think
ICKG are really responsible parents, and they really stress good manners and
behavior, and don’t want them to grow up in a household dictated by TV and
other forms of media. That’s just my sense, but KG has got it together, she’s
sharp as nails, and she understands young people, especially girls.
Either way, as usual, I worried
for nothing. The kids had fun just hanging out, and OC really just wanted to
play knee hockey most of the time, which is nirvana for N because he’s always
in search of a game. Part of the success of the weekend was the timing of
various activities, but also the efforts of mom and dad, who made sure there
was a backup plan for the backup plan.
As I mentioned, we met at the
rink, where N had a game earlier in the AM. This was followed by a skating
clinic, for which A, H&OC attended. N sat it out. I don’t know if they had
ever been to a skating clinic, it’s unlike anything they do at practice, but a
very good experience and one that I think our program should do more often. You
could tell that it was a new experience for them, plus they got to skate with
the cream of the crop, the Hanover hockey players, who are world class. I was
told it was good for them to see what sort of players are out there.
After the clinic was the game, and
once again, they were short on players. The coach, MR, said everyone could
play. At first N said he wasn’t going to play because of when he hurt his foot,
but he changed his mind suited up. The opposing team’s coach once again didn’t
show up, so I manned one bench, and then A’s coach had to leave, so IC agreed
to coach the other bench. Thanks to him for his willingness.
The game was a blast, I think
everyone involved had fun, especially our kids. R showed up during the game and
then we all chatted for a bit before ICKG departed and R took everyone’s
equipment. I then took all the kids to supper at 5 Guys for killer
cheeseburgers. After chowing down, we headed over to the multiplex to see the
movie, the Croods. We were thankfully too stuffed for popcorn, though I was
tempted.
We all enjoyed the movie, and best
of all, it helped bring us to the evening hour. Only a few more hours to go. We
stopped to get ice cream after the movie, and by the time we got home, we were
well into the evening hour. OC was really itching to play some knee hockey, and
at some point even N had had enough. They managed to squeeze in one more movie
in their room, then it was bedtime. Yes, we survived.
One thing that was pretty funny
was we hung all the kid’s hockey gear up to dry, and R said it smelled like a
hockey locker room. Lovely. I know families (usually it’s the moms) that won’t
let their kids even bring their gear into the house. It goes in the basement or
the garage.
It was nice to finally get to be,
but for whatever reason, OC woke up around 6:00AM, which meant that N was up,
too. OC said he gets up every day at this time for school. This is much earlier
than N usually wakes up, so I knew he was going to be tired all day. Oh well,
that’s what happens at sleepover, right?
We had a big breakfast of
pancakes, bacon, and pineapple, then I took N to his hockey game, transporting
everyone’s bag, as well. R was going to bring over the rest of the gang later,
and then they would all play in A’s game. After that, a quick lunch, then
meeting ICKG at UA. We were about 30 minutes late, but it was fine, then we got
home and chilled for the rest of the day. We were all tired, but had a really
fun weekend. Sure, it was a lot of work, but everyone involved came away with a
healthy glow from having a good time.
I love when that happens. Until
the next time, thanks for reading, and thanks to canopic for the pic.
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