GreatestAmericanBeardo 258 Report post Posted August 1, 2016 14 hours ago, EJB said: 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. 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. 6 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bartjo06 37 Report post Posted August 2, 2016 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. 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ashtasticness 89 Report post Posted August 6, 2016 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. 8 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adam14 182 Report post Posted August 8, 2016 Counting down the days here until I can move from my current hometown (50k people northern Ontario) to Ottawa for post graduate studies. Astounding how accurate the stereotypes are for a "dead end town" cause that's exactly what this place is turning into. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MThockeydad 469 Report post Posted August 8, 2016 On 8/6/2016 at 0:52 PM, Ashtasticness said: 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. Awesome. No doubt your support has helped him a ton. Chiefs wife etiquette?! Try not to swear like an adult hockey player!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GreatestAmericanBeardo 258 Report post Posted August 8, 2016 16 hours ago, adam14 said: Counting down the days here until I can move from my current hometown (50k people northern Ontario) to Ottawa for post graduate studies. Astounding how accurate the stereotypes are for a "dead end town" cause that's exactly what this place is turning into. so, you currently live in Letterkenny? 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adam14 182 Report post Posted August 8, 2016 3 hours ago, GreatestAmericanBeardo said: so, you currently live in Letterkenny? Literally 40 minutes away from where it was filmed. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ashtasticness 89 Report post Posted August 8, 2016 22 hours ago, MThockeydad said: Awesome. No doubt your support has helped him a ton. Chiefs wife etiquette?! Try not to swear like an adult hockey player!! Haha yeah my husband called me this afternoon to let me know he signed me up for it. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EJB 488 Report post Posted August 14, 2016 The young pup took more hardware home today. 4 games, 1 goal allowed(crappy, because she had a great diving save, but a kid cleaned up the rebound), Champions. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kmfdm86 112 Report post Posted August 14, 2016 Day one of a much needed 16 day paid vacation. Travelling back east on Monday evening to visit my mom for five days. The girlfriend has never been to Philly or Southern NJ. A childhood friends step mom owns beachfront property in ocean city and we're going to stay there a day or two. Life is good. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MThockeydad 469 Report post Posted August 14, 2016 9 hours ago, EJB said: The young pup took more hardware home today. 4 games, 1 goal allowed(crappy, because she had a great diving save, but a kid cleaned up the rebound), Champions. She's getting tall!! my 03 just passed up her mama Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MThockeydad 469 Report post Posted August 18, 2016 My girls really stepped up their hog showmanship yesterday at our county fair. Oldest daughter has shown 4-H pigs for 5 years, but this year she decided to enter some jackpot shows. She was consistently beaten by a couple of kids from other counties (one was her hog breeder) and had a challenging week at the State Fair two weeks ago. She stepped into the ring yesterday and showed her A game and took Reserve Grand Champion Senior Showmanship in her first year in the senior class. She then took 5th place market hog out of 200 entries--she picked out the weanling pig back in March and bought it herself at auction. She worked her ass off all summer to train her pig and her efforts really paid off. Little sis was in her 3rd year, and watched big sis intently while she showed. She stepped into the ring and upped her game about 1,000% but hadn't worked her hog as hard this summer. While she was ready to show at the top level, her piggy was not! She got called back for the final junior showmanship class, but her pig didn't want to have anything to do with it and between laying down, rolling over, biting her, and trying to get into 3 fights (which the kid stopped without outside help) finally stepped on her foot and rolled onto her leg, pinning her on the ground. She bravely kept showing and took 3rd place in Junior...and the tears flowed freely once she got back to her stall. She's going to be very prepared next season. I love the life lessons they're learning--radically different from hockey--but a fresh challenge in the off-season. 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GreatestAmericanBeardo 258 Report post Posted August 18, 2016 4 hours ago, MThockeydad said: My girls really stepped up their hog showmanship yesterday at our county fair. Oldest daughter has shown 4-H pigs for 5 years, but this year she decided to enter some jackpot shows. She was consistently beaten by a couple of kids from other counties (one was her hog breeder) and had a challenging week at the State Fair two weeks ago. She stepped into the ring yesterday and showed her A game and took Reserve Grand Champion Senior Showmanship in her first year in the senior class. She then took 5th place market hog out of 200 entries--she picked out the weanling pig back in March and bought it herself at auction. She worked her ass off all summer to train her pig and her efforts really paid off. Little sis was in her 3rd year, and watched big sis intently while she showed. She stepped into the ring and upped her game about 1,000% but hadn't worked her hog as hard this summer. While she was ready to show at the top level, her piggy was not! She got called back for the final junior showmanship class, but her pig didn't want to have anything to do with it and between laying down, rolling over, biting her, and trying to get into 3 fights (which the kid stopped without outside help) finally stepped on her foot and rolled onto her leg, pinning her on the ground. She bravely kept showing and took 3rd place in Junior...and the tears flowed freely once she got back to her stall. She's going to be very prepared next season. I love the life lessons they're learning--radically different from hockey--but a fresh challenge in the off-season. those are some fine looking hogs. i grew up in a butcher shop, so i only usually saw them after slaughter. my oldest boy is pestering me for a mini pig. (yes i know, very chichi animal these days) I'll have to show him your pics of a REAL hog and tell him he can have one when he can handle it, like your girls can :D 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
badger_14 601 Report post Posted August 21, 2016 I actually won something in hockey! \o/! Well, I'll chalk it up mainly to my team (tournament - a largely random assignment from the player pool) who played great, but we took home the silver and I'm pretty damn proud of how I played. (and four games in two days oh man.) 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ashtasticness 89 Report post Posted August 28, 2016 Today is championship Sunday at my rink for summer league. My team finally made it in and I've been playing 3 seasons now. I'm so excited. Got family and friends going so we better win!!!!! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kclark87 28 Report post Posted August 29, 2016 19 hours ago, Ashtasticness said: Today is championship Sunday at my rink for summer league. My team finally made it in and I've been playing 3 seasons now. I'm so excited. Got family and friends going so we better win!!!!! Good luck! How did it go? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ashtasticness 89 Report post Posted August 31, 2016 On 8/29/2016 at 10:45 AM, kclark87 said: Good luck! How did it go? We lost :'( other team scored 3 goals in the last 40 seconds of the game. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IPv6Freely 2092 Report post Posted August 31, 2016 While at a fundraiser for Hockey4All (and more specifically, the Antarctic Hockey project) I won the only raffle item I cared about: a professional photographer coming to one of our games to take photos. I'm really excited! A couple teams ago we had a photographer come in and get great action shots of everyone, and we had hockey cards made up from the photos. Awesome! 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
badger_14 601 Report post Posted August 31, 2016 2 hours ago, IPv6Freely said: While at a fundraiser for Hockey4All (and more specifically, the Antarctic Hockey project) I won the only raffle item I cared about: a professional photographer coming to one of our games to take photos. I'm really excited! A couple teams ago we had a photographer come in and get great action shots of everyone, and we had hockey cards made up from the photos. Awesome! Nice! Second to having slick jerseys, nothing makes you feel quite as spiffy as having proper action shots taken. (well, until you see them... ;)) Lucky win! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EJB 488 Report post Posted September 6, 2016 Had a Sunday/Monday skate, able to keep our gear in the lockerroom. Today after the skate, did a potluck outside the rink, visited, had food and some drinks. Stinking AWESOME two days. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MThockeydad 469 Report post Posted September 6, 2016 50 minutes ago, EJB said: Had a Sunday/Monday skate, able to keep our gear in the lockerroom. Today after the skate, did a potluck outside the rink, visited, had food and some drinks. Stinking AWESOME two days. Awesome! Our Summer Games tourney is this upcoming weekend. nothing like leaving your gear in the locker room to make you feel AlmostLikeAPro. Hopefully we can do the same. May take my motorhome to the rink for the mobile fridge/bed/tunes! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IPv6Freely 2092 Report post Posted September 6, 2016 I'm not sure I'd want to leave my gear in the locker room. I can't imagine it'd be dry before the next game. Plus how would you wash your under-stuff? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EJB 488 Report post Posted September 6, 2016 (edited) 30 minutes ago, IPv6Freely said: I'm not sure I'd want to leave my gear in the locker room. I can't imagine it'd be dry before the next game. Plus how would you wash your under-stuff? No problem with it getting dry. i laughed with the wash... I don't wash my chit after every skate anyway, hell, if it gets a wash every 3-4 skates, doing well. Edited September 6, 2016 by EJB Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IPv6Freely 2092 Report post Posted September 6, 2016 6 minutes ago, EJB said: No problem with it getting dry. i laughed with the wash... I don't wash my chit after every skate anyway, hell, if it gets a wash every 3-4 skates, doing well. heh, gross! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EJB 488 Report post Posted September 6, 2016 That's funny. Need to do a poll, just to see. I assumed I was quick with every week/10 days. Know more than enough that go a month or the season. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
