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I know I haven't been around much, haven't been around much anywhere lately. My 83 year old mom suffered a heart attack at the end of June which really messed up het heart, lungs and kidneys. So she was in ICC for around two weeks before my brother, sister and I found her a long term care facility where she will spend the rest of her days, on top of that she was already suffering from Dementia and has the cognitive skill level of a 4 year old, we were told that the Dementia will soon turn into Alzheimer's. So the 3 of us have been meeting with lawyers and such to make sure that everything is in order for our mom. This is on top of already my wife and I have been taking care of her parents as they are getting up there in age. Her dad is 78 and fell in January and tore the tendon in his knee then need a valve replacement in his heart, and her mom is 75 and suffers from diabetes. So we have been doing all the food shopping, laundry, yard work etc for her parents as well. All this on top my oldest son going into the USAF and youngest son playing hockey 6-7 nights a week. We got 2 weeks off when the Winter season ended, and 1 week off after the Summer season ended. We started Fall conditioning last night!!
So that's what has been keeping me busy in life, I love watching my son play hockey, my only me time is I play darts on a team that could easily win the state championship, so we will see how that goes! That season starts right after Labor Day! And I will have the Vikings to watch too!!!
Hope everyone is doing well ! SKÖL
@"Sir Viking Bob VWO" said:Hes not playing HS hockey? He’d be a freshman, no? Anyway, good luck on the second job you had to take to pay for his equipment!@"Purplewhizz" said: Sorry to hear about your parents. We all go through it at some point - I lost both of my mine. It seems like once they reach their upper 70's all bets are off. How old is your hockey playing boy? Thank you, agreed it's not fun, sorry for your loss! He just turned 15. Playing Midget on a Club Team, High School and he plays in a Men's League. Yes. Mens League. Has been to many other states for Tournaments as well. He is a goalie. 5'8 180 pounds at 15. Has only been playing goalie for about 13 months now. Went to a goalie camp last year that was run by Brian Daccord (look him up) he was a goalie consultant for the Bruins before. Has written a few books as well. After his first session my boy went to go change and Brian came over to me and asked me how long he has been playing as he was doing pretty much everything perfectly, when I replied 4 months he couldn't believe me and gave us 2 more hour long sessions for free as he really wanted to see what he was made of and where he could go. So my youngest playing hockey is my fun time and my relaxing time. LolI just bought a pair of $400 skates for my son last night but that pales in comparison to your future investments. He’s going to be a junior defenseman this year.
I would think being a goalie dad is a bit nerve-wracking. Kind of what is was like when my sone used to pitch.
@"Purplewhizz" said:@"Sir Viking Bob VWO" said:Hes not playing HS hockey? He’d be a freshman, no? Anyway, good luck on the second job you had to take to pay for his equipment!@"Purplewhizz" said: Sorry to hear about your parents. We all go through it at some point - I lost both of my mine. It seems like once they reach their upper 70's all bets are off. How old is your hockey playing boy? Thank you, agreed it's not fun, sorry for your loss! He just turned 15. Playing Midget on a Club Team, High School and he plays in a Men's League. Yes. Mens League. Has been to many other states for Tournaments as well. He is a goalie. 5'8 180 pounds at 15. Has only been playing goalie for about 13 months now. Went to a goalie camp last year that was run by Brian Daccord (look him up) he was a goalie consultant for the Bruins before. Has written a few books as well. After his first session my boy went to go change and Brian came over to me and asked me how long he has been playing as he was doing pretty much everything perfectly, when I replied 4 months he couldn't believe me and gave us 2 more hour long sessions for free as he really wanted to see what he was made of and where he could go. So my youngest playing hockey is my fun time and my relaxing time. LolI just bought a pair of $400 skates for my son last night but that pales in comparison to your future investments. He’s going to be a junior defenseman this year.
I would think being a goalie dad is a bit nerve-wracking. Kind of what is was like when my sone used to pitch.
You have no idea. Hahaha. He is going on his third set of pads this calendar year and third pair of skates as he keeps growing! He is going to be playing HS hockey and in a Men's League on top of his Club Team and any Tournaments or other teams that call me looking for a goalie for a game or two. He is also a goalie in lacrosse, was a catcher and pitcher in baseball but gave that sport up in favor of lacrosse. Yes. I have a second job 1-2 nights a week at the local bar as a bouncer. It's not fun but pays for a lot of things for hockey
Great to hear from ya Bawb! Sorry about all the travails you're going through. It's that age for us I guess. Regardless many positive thoughts and prayers for you and yours.
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