Continuing my hockey/playoff beard analogy from Twitter earlier today, here’re the stats for the week thus far (while I play at being “single dad” with L off in Germany and France from Sunday to Sunday):

• Penalty minutes: 0, 0 (impressive that both sides have stayed out of the penalty box, though there’s been a few tears which nearly resulted in a ‘too many whines about the Munchkins’ two minute minor)
• We have just about ended our first period. Score, nil – nil.
• Playoff beard status: still growing
• Legs are feeling a little fatigued, I’ve got dark circles under my eyes that are either a result of dropping the gloves and duking it out (and being on the losing-ish end) or as a result of lack of sleep.

We’ll haul out the Zamboni tonight, get us some fresh ice, and go again tomorrow.

All this hockey talk is making me itch to get out there and skate… and looking out the front window it looks like my neighbor is putting down the first tentative sheet of prospective ice this evening as it dips below freezing… lunchtime skates, here we come!