Back at full strength

As mentioned in the last blog post, it's tough to keep a good man down. AJ proved that this weekend. One day after coming home sick from school, he was on the ice with the rest of his team, playing hockey in the Silver Bay Jamboree.

I'd debated what to do on Friday. The kids were so excited to go to a motel, they'd have been more upset about missing that than the tournament. So I figured, as long as AJ was done throwing up, we'd at least make the trip and then play it by ear on whether he'd have the energy to play.

I needn't have worried. AJ woke up Saturday, at a normal size breakfast and then asked for more. Clearly, his stomach had settled and his appetite returned.

He played in two games Saturday, returning to the bench after each 2-minute shift and giving his coach an update on how many goals and assists he'd scored. (For the record, he had one assist in the first game, and a goal and two assists in game two.)


At lunch, in between games, he snarfed down a quarter-pound size cheeseburger. By evening, he was running around the pool area like a crazy child, along with the rest of his team.

Yes, he's doing just fine.