Stay off the sidewalk people

Cassie passed her drivers test! Yeah. One good thing she says about getting her license is now she doesn't have to get up at 6a for mom to take her to school. Mom went out and bought her a car last night (yes, second one before she even got her license). Cassie is now the proud owner of a 1999 Dodge Intrepid Maroon in color (pics to come later).

MN SuperSeries

Micaela participated in MN SuperSeries this weekend. She started off a little slow on Friday morning not being the hockey superstar that she is. She played for Team North with fellow U10 teammates Brianna (goalie), Danielle (defense) and Taylor (center). Team North beat the East on Friday morning 3-1, the West on Saturday morning 2-1 and later that evening the South 6-0. On Sunday, the girls were in the Championship game where they lost 4-1 to the West. We had a team meal at Red Robin on Saturday in between games that gave the girls and parents a chance to interact off the ice with one another.
Andy was head coach for Team North. He really enjoys coaching hockey even though I make fun of him for being a wrestler and not a hockey player when he was younger.
This coming weekend, Micaela has another tournament in the cities, MN Elites. Andy is once again coaching.
Brenna and Cassie have been real good sports about going to the hockey tournaments and supporting Micaela. While it is hard to get Brenna up for the early morning games, Cassie is up and ready to assist Andy in the locker room with the team pep talk.
Cassie took her last driving lesson today. She takes her test on Wednesday morning and with a little luck, she will pass. Kinda scary for all of us. On one hand, I want her to get her license so the chauffering burden will be lifted a little off me, but then again, thinking of her driving in a vehicle with the other girls is kinda scary! Good Luck Cass.

Another Season Comes to an End

As you read in previous posts, Cassie's team ended their season a couple weeks ago. Micaela and Brenna ended theirs just this weekend. They each had their own jamboree. Micaela's team finished as consolation champs and Brenna's team ended in 10th place. Not that great of an end to an otherwise good season. Next up is the endless tournaments that Micaela is in starting at the end of March with the Minnesota Super Series.
Micaela and Brenna have both signed up to play ball this summer also. Micaela will be trying her luck at fastpitch U10 softball and Brenna will be playing baseball again. Micaela's favorite NHL player, Dave Christian is putting together a hockey camp this summer that the girls will also attend.
Brenna has expressed desire to return to gymnastics. She even went as far to say she would quit hockey to go to gymnastics! Both mom and dad shot her down on that one.
Cassie is going back to work this week at NDSU. She is looking forward to going to Florida for spring break and then earning her own money to buy a better car (the one Poppy bought is not good enough even though it is FREE).

Cassie's Season Ends

Cassie's team lost on Tuesday 5-1 to Bemidji. Now maybe she can concentrate on getting her license.
Micaela has a U10 tournament this weekend and Brenna has a couple games as well.

Pictures

Okay, I only have one picture on my computer at work so here it is. Yes, it is Micaela but the name is wrong on the pic. Our other hockey family, the Storms took this picture and I have to say it is my favorite. A friend of another hockey family is doing logos for the team and this was just an example, hence the reason the name is wrong. Hazeldines, is this acceptable so far? j/k. You can also click on the picture to expand it and get all the details of Micaela skating. i.e. her head is up, puck on the stick, her skates crossed over.

And the season continues

Well, Cassie's team won their quarter final tonight 6-3 against Brainerd so they play again tomorrow in Alexandria against Bemidji. We will be car pooling with our other hockey family, the Storms, for the game. Brenna wants to stay behind with Grandma and Grandpa which is just fine with Mom and Dad since she just watches movies on Mom's Ipod through the entire game anyways.
Micaela's U10 team played in Crookston on Sunday. It was a great game 4-2 in favor of Moorhead. Micaela had a hat trick (3 goals in one game). I believe the total is now six. That is, the number of tournaments she is signed up for this summer. Four are in the cities (Bootsie and Joe, you need to buy a bigger house!), one in Moorhead and one at The Ralph in Grand Forks. I love that rink. Can't wait to win the lottery so I can finally built my PINK arena complete with pink ice and a pink zamboni. Oh yeah, the zamboni driver has to be a girl also. Any applicants?
Brennanator played hockey on Saturday on a full sheet of ice. Quite a bit different from the 1/3 ice she has been playing on. Andy thinks she got gassed out and just started to watch everyone else skate by her. She loves full ice but does not get to play it often. They are kinda working that age group into that type of game. B also played goalie and absolutely loved it. She likes to show off by going down into the splits with all the pads on. Her reaction time is a little slow but she will get better with practice. We might even have to put her in goalie camp this summer.

And more hockey............

Micaela's U10 Team had a tournament in Roseau this weekend. We lost the first game in a double overtime, 9 person shootout. The second game, we won 2-1 with Micaela scoring the game winning goal. The third game was another nail biter that also ended up in overtime. But, we managed to pull that one out winning 4-3 for Consolation Champions. Micaela's friend Brianna, our goalie, did a wonderful job all weekend. She really did her best and out shined alot of other goalies.
Andy is now fielding calls for MN Elites and Super Series. These are just two of the many tournaments he will be coaching in the next few months. He is on the phone from the time he comes home until he goes to bed. Cassie has even complained that he is on the phone more than she is! Cassie has her last home game this Saturday against Brainerd. She has made a lot of great friends but I think she is ready for the season to be over. Now that she will have a little more time on her hands, maybe she can finally break down and get her license.
I started my new job at NDSU as a Police Dispatcher a couple weeks ago and it is going really well. I work days one month and then evenings the next. Right now I am on days and let me tell you, after working nights for so long, this day stuff is for the birds. I get up around 6:15 am and have to leave the house by 7:15 am in order to get myself and the girls to school on time. Hence the reason I really want Cassie to get her license. The sooner, the better. And morning traffic, I can't believe how many idiot drivers there are out there. Okay, yes I can being in law enforcement for the past six years. I work with a great group of people and the atmosphere is much more relaxed. No more medicals, barking dogs or unlocks. Yeah God.