Weather and Hockey

The weather is finally beginning to resemble a Minnesota winter. A few more days of mild temps before we go back to where we belong in January, single digits. It's hard to complain about the temperatures immediate effects. I mean, it's easy getting around town, it's not painful to go get the mail or buy groceries, and you can go outside with a sweatshirt and get by for a few minutes. I imagine our gas bill will be reasonable again this month.

However, the news you read and hear tells you that gloabl warming has to be happening. Maybe not dramatically in Minnesota, we see warmer temps but the lakes are frozen around here and there is snow on the ground. But other places like the Artic show more obvious signs. I got our Minnesota Volunteer magazine from the DNR on Friday and it has an article about Will Steger and his mission to spread the word on climate change it was interesting. There are photos of starved polar bears that cannot get out on the sea ice to hunt seals and stories of Inuit people falling through ice that has been safe for decades. It's interesting learning about this, but don't hold your breath for our elected officials to do anything soon.

Jack's hockey game means we spend time indoors where it's colder than outside. He played his second game today. No goals or assists, but a good effort. He chased after the puck, banged into a few kids, and held his ground when he was goalie and a bigger kids was coming at him. One of the best parts of watching him is when his team scores. If he's on the bench he's pumping his fists and screaming through his mouth guard, and if he's on the ice he is shaking his stick up in the air. It's good to see him as part of a team.

Finally...
Today was one of those days when everything is great. The family is healthy, the house is clean, we're well fed and rested, and we've got plans for the future. In short, everyone is content.