Updates

We are having a super mild winter and have yet to have any snow days. We just had 100 days of school, which means that Quinn is more than halfway through fifth grade. He is taller and broader and is playing a tough left wing on his PeeWee A hockey team. He usually plays with Noah and Ryan and has Dan, Matt, Pete Burke and Russ Stone as his coaches. The highlight of the season was the team's championship win at a January tourney in Pittsfield, MA.

If someone had told me two years ago that Matt, Quinn and I could always agree on watching HGTV, I would have been very surprised! We do seem to watch a lot of TV these days...we're still hooked on "The Middle" and have been enjoying PG-13 movies as long as they aren't packed with crude humor. We just all really enjoyed "Batman - The Dark Knight". Quinn has been reading a lot of good books at school, but I still can't get him to really read at home. We do talk about books, and he is very persuasive when trying to get me to read a book he likes.

Quinn is doing ski club for the first time, and he loves it. Of course, hockey practice is always the same night. Maybe next year will be different. The conditions have been pretty bad, but he still loves it.

For family news, Rick has a new job in NYC, and I hope he is getting used to the routine of the commute and longer hours. After a rough year, Abby is back visiting Chris on a regular basis. Mom is comfortable for now at Arden Courts. On the Heagney side, we are all in love with Finn! Barb is loving retirement and spending time with Finn. Diane is trying to figure out what to do with her sinking house and painful jaw. I hope she can figure it all out and have some peace. We all miss Aunt Cake, and Grammy, of course. This superbowl (50 at Levis Stadium), we will miss both Grammy and Mrs. Mathewson.