Non Sequitur

Driving home from hockey practice the other night. Lillie and friend in middle row of seats. John in way back. It's dark out. Voice from the back,

"Mom! Dad! I saw a deer on the side of the road!"

Ross, responding in kind, "That's cool, John. Was it alive?"

"I don't know, but it was dead."

Mindless chatter continued without abating from middle row as parents attempt (without avail) to control laughter. Just how do you respond to that?

All Hallows Eve

Today is the day ...

Trick or treating for LightBoy in the guise of Fimli, Gimli's second cousin (that is, a dwarf of MiddleEarth). He is beyond excited. I'm not certain what beyond excited is, but he's there.

LightGirl, on the other hand, has hockey practice. But things are are looking up for her too. She is, for the first time since late June, playing in the goal for practice. We think her knee can manage that. It's a short practice. She is also excited. I put together goodie bags for the girls who eschew trick or treating to come to practice. This is a surprise for them. It is also possible that I've put too much candy into these bags. I tried to balance it out with some lip gloss and nail polish and CoachWonderWoman is adding some sillystring (and more candy). But after all, Halloween really is all about the candy.

Here's LightGirl with GoalieGirl ... our new goalie. Yes, she is wearing LightGirl's jersey. She borrowed it for team photos that were taken last night as her red jersey has not yet arrived. They have become really good friends.

My Two Hockey Players

John ... in his first game. Notice the position of the puck; the focus of the other four players. The coach had just called out, "Get it John! The puck is yours!" In typical fashion he looked for the puck in the air.


Lillie ... skating at the Kettler Arena. This was during warm-ups for a game. She is sooo happy. I can't imagine how she manages to play this game. It's constantly amazing to me.

Hockey Boy

"John! Have you got your shin pads?"
"Yes!"
"Do you have your skates?"
"YES!"
"Have you got your helmet?"
"YES!"

And so went the conversation all the way down to the rink. So when Dad and John arrived at the rink and discovered that the equipment was indeed packed.

In the hockey equipment bag.

In the foyer ... in the house.

Dad was not happy. But John *had* packed his equipment. Tomorrow he's going to also put it in the car.


The end of an early morning practice!

We're Baaack!

Back to the salt mines that is.

Back to the regular drill of practices twice a week. School and work and appointments and ... and ... and ... and.

But Lillie was soooo darn glad to be back on the ice with her peeps on Tuesday night. I thought the smile would light up the rink. It was good to see.



The rest of us might have been glad to be back at the rink as well. I'm not sure about that ... what do you think?

The Cut

A time-honored tradition up here at The Point is cliff jumping in "the cut." The Cut is a small cove enshrined by steep cliffs of rock that go straight down into about 300 feet of water. One must climb a goat's path of narrow foot and hand holds to various outcroppings and then jump or dive off. You then swim back around to do it again. The water is very deep and usually choppy making swimming difficult. It is needless to say, a right of passage when you are allowed to jump and dive off the rocks and swim in "the Cut." Just getting down the staircase is a feat of courage. LightGirl has been cliff jumping for the last couple of years. Here are pictures from this year with her friends from yesterday afternoon.

Best of Friends

LightGirl and her summer friends.



Grlz of Summer ...