Pre-Game for Parents

What do you do with that extra thirty or sixty minutes while your child is warming up with his team?

I, (Kim), prefer to read a book, write on my laptop, or watch the warmups. Ed, on the other hand, almost always watches warm-ups. With our differing opinions on this topic, we thought it would be fun to take a poll. You can choose one answer or several in the poll posted above.

For those of you who enjoying reading novels, Michael Connelly's The Brass Verdict was just released. If you see me at the rink in the near future, that's what I'll be reading. I was lucky enough to get my copy signed earlier this week by Michael himself! (If any Michael Connelly fans or writers are reading this post, you can hear me ask Michael a question on a Podcast taped earlier today. I'm the "Kim from Ohio" caller.)

Post a comment and tell us how you prefer to spend your time while you're waiting for your child's game to start.

Breaking News...

Yesterday, we learned that our son Clark was drafted by the Sioux Falls Stampedes in the USHL (Junior A hockey). As soon as we learn a few more details, we'll post what this means...

Weekend Observations

From beautiful lush-green soccer fields to sometimes yucky hockey rinks, we see a lot of different facilities for youth sports. Last weekend we were in a small rural town, and driving through we observed the following:

• football field: adequate
• soccer field: adequate
• baseball field: GORGEOUS

What do these observations mean? Let us know your opinion by posting a comment.