This 'n that

50 degrees yesterday and today we are going for 60!!! Quick recap of the past month or so. The sad news is that Bob's mom died in Feb. at the age of 80. Many thanks to all who supported us by coming to the wake, funeral and keeping us in your prayers.

Happier news is that Molly continued her tradition of giving herself a great birthday present by scoring a goal on her b-day. The regular season is over for hockey and that last weekend was a doozy. 5 games within 41 hours. One highlight was the game against Cambridge/Isanti. We ended up losing in a shootout but both Molly and R.J. scored goals in the shootout so they were very excited to see that practicing moves in the alley does pay off.

I leave for TX on Tues. Yes I am aware of the irony of going someplace warm when it is finally getting warm here but I don't get to make the school calendar. Speaking of school...R.J. had his last day at Adams Spanish Immersion this past Friday. We are all sad about how his time there has ended but this was the right decision for us. He starts Monday at Holy Spirit (1&1/2 blocks from our house) and he already knows many kids there due to hockey.

Gooooool!!!!!

For the non-Spanish speakers out there, that means goal! Both R.J. & Molly scored a goal in last night's game against Como. R.J's goal was even a backhanded goal. Molly has not stopped smiling since scoring her first goal as a Squirt. (Technically she should still be playing at the Mite level.) Edgcumbe won, 4-3 and we went to Dairy Queen afterwards to celebrate even though it was late (9:30 p.m.) We also hit 40 degrees yesterday:).

Edgcumbe Tournament

The Edgcumbe green squirts finished the tournament in third place but as you can see in the picture everyone had a wonderful time. It was particularly scenic with the light snowfall.

Edgcumbe Green Squirts Win!

Friday night even in the bitter cold the team beat the Champlin Park Rebels. Score was 3-1. Frank Kimlinger had the hat trick for our team and R.J. had two of the three assists. Of course Molly played well also. Today's game was actually closer than the final score reflects. We lost 5-2 to Langford Park and R.J. racked up another assist. No photos as I was volunteering in the concession stand. I did manage to see about 10 minutes at the end. Last game is tomorrow.

No school!

Due to extremely cold weather (-21 degrees this morning, not including windchill) Mahtomedi has cancelled classes for the past 2 days! Yippee!! The best part of this equation (5 day weekend with Martin Luther King day on Mon.) is that St. Paul did not cancel classes so yesterday and today after fixing the kids a fabulous breakfast we drop them off at school and get some Mom and Dad time. O.K., yesterday we spent part of the day grocery shopping so it was not all that glamourous, but today we plan to at least go out for lunch. Also, more time to update the blog. Here are some more pics from last weekend's Langford Classic tournament. By the way, the tournament got a nice little write up in the Mpls. Star Trib. R.J. is #8 and Molly is #19. Tonight we have the first game in the Edgcumbe tournament. We have stocked up on toe and hand warmers, wool socks and such. Now if we could get the temp to go above zero!

Hockey the way it was meant to be played

Just a couple of quick shots from the Langford tournament. This was Tuesday night's game and yes that is R.J.'s breath in the 2nd picture. Plenty cold and lots of fun. They play again tonight at 8 p.m. and tomorrow morning.

The contest winner is...

Dad. He guessed within 3 years. In case you can't read the label it says June 1964. Hopefully the new one will last 44+ years