End of an Era

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First thing to do with my new time....Start playing hockey again!
The kiddos are at that age when they start asking questions about before they were born. I stopped playing about the same time as I ran out of time for such things with newborns around, and so I was telling a hockey story at dinner - and they both cried BS and didn't believe me. So they dared me to dig my gear out of the attic and prove that I could play. I found an over 40 group in the area that has regular pick up games and gave it a go. As I was stretching on the ice the first time out, the kids were in the bleachers betting on whether I would make it to the end or whether they would be calling mom to take me to the hospital after. I did OK, but my feet move much slower than I remember, and my stick handling felt like strumming a guitar with mittens on. Fast forward to my hat trick in a league game last night! Now the kids want me to teach them to skate so they can beat up on me. Very much looking forward to that!