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Its springtime and a weekend, which means, in part, that we had soccer games. My younger daughter's team played as well as they every have, but couldn't manage to get the ball in the goal. Still, it was progress. The big news was my older daughter's game later in the day. Her team thoroughly dominated the game, playing long stretches on the attack in the other teams end. My daughter scored her very first goal (!!), which turned out to be the game winner (and the only goal in the match). It was great to see all her hard work pay off.
That evening, we drove down to Lorton to look at a pinball machine my wife was thinking about buying. The machine was built in 1978, but is beautifully maintained. Given the condition of this machine, I think the price being asked was more than fair, and we ended up loading it into the van and bringing home. It is now set up in our big family, and the kids are loving their friend's reactions when they walk in and see it.
This morning, the older daughter ran in her first 5K race. She joined a running club at school at the beginning of the year, and this was their first big event. She didn't have a remarkable time, but she did finish. She was thrilled when she got home, but went to bed aching and sore. I suspect that the training for this run has helped her soccer game, building her stamina and speed. I don't expect she'll seriously pursue running, but the training seems to be doing some good.
This afternoon was mine. I put some ribs in the smoker, turned on the TV to watch the sixth game in the first round NHL playoff series between the Washington Capitals and the NY Rangers. The Caps were trailing in the series 3 games to one, but on Friday night dominated the Rangers in a 4-0 shutout to begin a rally. This afternoon, the Caps continued to carry their momentum in front of a hostile crowd in NY, winning the game 5-3 to tie the series at 3 games each. The series finishes here on Tuesday evening, winner take all. Here's hoping it will be the Caps.
That evening, we drove down to Lorton to look at a pinball machine my wife was thinking about buying. The machine was built in 1978, but is beautifully maintained. Given the condition of this machine, I think the price being asked was more than fair, and we ended up loading it into the van and bringing home. It is now set up in our big family, and the kids are loving their friend's reactions when they walk in and see it.This morning, the older daughter ran in her first 5K race. She joined a running club at school at the beginning of the year, and this was their first big event. She didn't have a remarkable time, but she did finish. She was thrilled when she got home, but went to bed aching and sore. I suspect that the training for this run has helped her soccer game, building her stamina and speed. I don't expect she'll seriously pursue running, but the training seems to be doing some good.
This afternoon was mine. I put some ribs in the smoker, turned on the TV to watch the sixth game in the first round NHL playoff series between the Washington Capitals and the NY Rangers. The Caps were trailing in the series 3 games to one, but on Friday night dominated the Rangers in a 4-0 shutout to begin a rally. This afternoon, the Caps continued to carry their momentum in front of a hostile crowd in NY, winning the game 5-3 to tie the series at 3 games each. The series finishes here on Tuesday evening, winner take all. Here's hoping it will be the Caps.
