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This week has been a long one. My husband was selected for Chief in the Navy on his first go around. If anyone knows military, that's a big deal. I am so proud of him. We had a Chiefs family meet and greet and everyone was so nice and welcoming. He is the youngest selectee on his ship and I'm pretty sure I'll be the youngest Chiefs wife (he's 28 and I'm 24). I like that they include the spouses on things. I have a Chief's wife dinner to go to pretty soon, a symposium on Chiefs wife etiquette, and I can not wait to pin him in 6 weeks. The training is brutal and he constantly has projects to do, but I know by the time they're all done he's going to be a better man and an honorable Chief because of it.

My 8 year old step daughter told me this week she wants to join the Youth Learn to Play program at my rink, SUPER excited! She already loves skating and we have a blast going together, but I'm really hopeful that she'll take a liking to the sport as well! My wife and I have another on the way, due in January and I'd be lying if I said I wasn't looking forward to teaching he/she how to skate as well.

I didn't have any surgery. Regardless, the 6 week suggestion is irrelevant thanks to the blood thinners.

there truly is NOTHING better then playing hockey with your kids. these are my two goons, and I'd play with them everyday if it was possible... one of our local rinks does "family hockey" which usually turns into Dads vs Lads. its the best 2 hour skates I ever have.

So I've said it before, but I cannot express to you cats the enjoyment I get from my Sunday skate with the boy. If you are lucky enough to get the opportunity to compete(I use that word loosely) with your kid, you're winning. I look forward to it every week, it's awesome, pre skate lockerroom, skate, post game lockerroom(I have beers, no go for him)...,it's something words cannot grasp. I'm a fortunate dad. I hope I can do this with my daughter at some point as well.

So I've been on a 5 year hiatus from playing hockey after an ankle injury, and when I got hurt I was at a pretty novice level. To ease back into the game, I bought some new skates and paid for an 8-week "Adult Hockey 101" session. Well, when I signed up, there were supposed to be 2 other people in the session with me; however, 3 weeks in and they've both been no-shows. Turns out one guy got injured outside of hockey, and the other never paid, so essentially I'm getting 8 weeks of 1-hour private hockey instruction at a huge discount compared to what private lessons would be.

I scored more goals last night (2) in our summer league game than I did in all of my spring B league (1). Our team won 3-2 and the case of beer! Time for another 10-month slump. haha

Scored a goal last night. All I can think of is how perfect the pass was to me for me to be able to flip it over the goalie's shoulder like I did.

From my own personal experience (broken fibula, surgery to repair using 2 screws), don't push it. Even after I was able to walk normally again, weird things will cause pain and running/skating falls into that category. I lost all of my lower leg muscle tone, too, which made my right leg feel weird for a while even once I started walking again (though our bodies regenerate that muscle astoundingly fast once we use it again). Granted, I did not do any real PT beyond a balance board and ankle movement exercises (probably should have) and I had a bad medial sprain in addition to the fracture, so YMMV. Not to hijack too much, but I have struggled with getting back on the ice on a regular basis since then (5 years ago) due to phobia of being injured again, and the realization that my cheap, painful, poor-fitting skates probably contributed to my injury. I am finally going to take the plunge by purchasing new skates that fit well (and springing for skates stiff enough to support my size) and taking some skating classes to get back into it. If anyone has any suggestions for getting over this fear, I'd appreciate it.