Sheri Larsen and I tailgating here at our blogs and talking about being an Ice Hockey Mom (and YES, some hockey parents tailgate before their child's games. I've seen it, have been a part of it (once or twice), and am not ashamed to say it was fun.) Anyway, now I've only got one who plays, but Sheri has practically a whole offensive line (3 +1) playing.
Ice Hockey Moms spend a lot of time thinking, living, worrying, etc. hockey. If our kid isn't on a team, we're trying to figure out which tryouts to go to - don't talk to me during the second half of March or the second half of July. If we're thinking of making a move to another team, those are the months that we're figuring out which tryouts to go to. Once on the team, we can be at the rink up to 4 times a week between practices and games. I have to admit here that my husband takes our son to practices more often than I, and I don't mind it (thanks, honey!) There's always a sense of worry, even before the kids start checking. Hockeyboy has had one hockey-related concussion. The older the players get, the rougher the play. That's just part of hockey, but it doesn't make my hair any less grayer!
I'm proud to be an Ice Hockey Mom and my experiences with it always bleed into my writing.
Is there a part of you that has become a part of your writing?
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Middle age? : )
ReplyDeleteI love hockey...I grew up in Flyers country and spent four years of high school homerooms sitting beside the coach's son. That's where I learned hockey.
Hey! Loved the message, and boy can I relate. LOL I just linked to this post. Thanks for sharing the letter 'I' with me, fellow hockey guru. :)
ReplyDeleteI live north of the border, so we live, breath and sleep hockey. If we aren't at the rink, then it's pond hockey or ball hockey or road hockey. And, I can't say I mind.
ReplyDeleteThis is all fairly foreign to me, though I HAVE spent weekends in the steamy air of the pool while my daughter swam in a tournament. Probably I would like that better, were there tailgating involved... I read a pretty decent Hockey-oriented vampire book recently though: Blood on the Ice... very amusing (a hockey team in British Columbia trades a player and the new guy is a vampire... enjoyed it even without really getting hockey)
ReplyDeleteIce hockey is brutal and sexy.
ReplyDeleteJoyce~ Middle Age! That makes me laugh. I could talk about that, too!
ReplyDeleteSheri~ Hola! So glad we're tailgating together today.
E.C.~ We fantasize about moving to Canada. I think we'd fit in very nicely!
Hart~ My younger son took swimming lessons, so I understand the the steamy pool air. I'd take a rink any day.
Jo~ I agree - brutal and sexy. :)
We're big dog lovers and often went around to dog shows, that leaks into my writing too.
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