These past few months, I feel like I’ve been living on pure adrenaline. Author meetings, manuscript deadlines (not my own, though), orthodontist appointments, Cub Scouts, hockey games, PTO meetings,  on and on and on. Last week the bulb in our tv went out and my husband and I got sick – again. With these two things, I was forced to slow down. Now, I know, not having a tv made me slow sounds strange. But I think it was the lack of noise in our house that made me realize that I have to stop rushing through life. Even when I shower, I rush. At the grocery store, the library, back and forth from work – rush, rush, rush. It has got to stop. Sometimes when I look in the mirror, I’m surprised to see what stares back at me; I expect to see some hunched over OLD lady, when in fact it’s a young(er) face with few wrinkles. I certainly don’t feel as young as I look.

I’ve decided that in this rush of a life, I need to stop, relax, smell the flowers, listen to the birds chirps, walk the dog slower, go 5 mph less, stop rushing!

Maybe, just maybe if I slow down, my health will get back to normal and I’ll stop getting sick.

Makes sense, doesn’t it?

~Peace, Kris

Okay, so I’ve updated my Facebook page – I’m still so addicted to that site – and my husband asked why didn’t I update my blog.

Fire 99, the team that my son plays for out of Farmington Hills, won their division Championship game down at Joe Louis Arena yesterday. It was a pretty good game; our team dominated most of the play and won, 4 – 1.

The best part was when the director of LCAHL (Little Caesar’s Amatuer Hockey League) asked for our team captain and assistant captain to come get the trophy. Our team captain, Tyler, waved to the entire team to join him, rather just getting the trophy alone. We don’t have any assisants. The boys converged on the trophy and then skated as one, holding the trophy above their heads, toward us parents with their index fingers raised. It was as if they’d won the Stanley Cup.

These were great memories for all involved.

Now that this season is almost over, we’ll head into a fast and furious spring season. N will have one month off and then will start training again in June. Never a break for a serious hockey player!

~Peace, Kris

I wouldn’t be a true hockey mom if I didn’t post that my son’s team made it through the Little Caesar’s playoffs and are now heading down to the Joe next Sunday to play in the finals.

Here’s N just about to jump after scoring a goal. He was so excited!

Here’s my son (the back of him) right after he scored. He’d been a little dry in that department lately, so this was a big one for him. He’s high-fiving our captain.

This was one of the most intense games we’ve had with this team. N scored the 2nd goal – and garnered two assists – in the 4-3 win. The team is elated that they’ll be playing at the Joe. We, the parents, couldn’t be prouder.

With more hockey on my brain, I should have no problem working on the new novel….

~Peace, Kris