It's not whether you win or lose, but whether or not you feel you deserved to win

Justin had a game in Highgate at 9:30 am. We rolled in just in time. Having home ice over an hour away is really quite a challenge at times. But, we made it.

After the game, we went to Mirabel's gymnastics. She is such a natural gymnast. I love to watch her. We left gymnastics and had NO CARSEAT. Love it. Felix left suddenly and we did not have time to get Mirabel's carseat out of the car. So, Derek illegally rode in the back in a seatbelt. We hit the first store we saw and bought a car seat. So, technically he was not without for long, but it is funny how we scanned the road and were sure every other driver was drunk and out of control all of a sudden. So, we all survived that fiasco...and moved on. We got Marina's party supplies for her 9th birthday this weekend....UNBELIEVEABLE. How did she grow up so fast.

Justin and I took off for Barre and Mirabel went with Mom and Dad to St. Albans for Marina's game. One thing I learned is that B.O.R. Stands for Barre Outdoor Rink....not Barre Official Rink or Barre Oven-like Rink. I guess they have recently enclosed it and it is now a lovly rink but it is colder than the dickens. I think they forgot to put in heat. Anyway, the kids were a bit upset that the referee who is probably all of 13 made a few really bad calls. The first way "they cheated," was that there was a player coming towards the goalie who tripped and flipped up over the goalie and into the net causing the net to be off the line. This is normally an automatic whistle. No whistle. So, the goalie covered the puck. This is also normally an automatic whistle. Again, no whistle. I don't know if Hunter thought he heard a whistle or assumed there was a whistle, but he let it go and got up, and the other team kicked it in. The officials counted the goal. Now, our team and coach are usually pretty laid back, but they had to dispute the call because it was just so incredibly absurd. And, the officials did not back down, so it just counted. The other thing, that I did not see was that according to the goalie...a player grabbed his stick and threw it into the net, and then scored on him. Basicly, the kids were not impressed by Barre. And, they are all convinced they won, 2-0...because they feel none of their goals counted. Don't try to tell them otherwise. They won't budge. They won.