Someone recently recommended that we pull the kids out of hockey, purchase a membership at a ski club, and go skiing during the winter instead. The advantage being that skiing is something that we can all do together, as a family.

I like the idea; I like skiing, and Gareth’s pretty good for an 8-year old. Charlotte has a lot of trouble with skates (she has wonky ankles), so I don’t see hockey in her future. But Gareth really likes hockey, and it’s got all that teamwork stuff going for it, so I’m kinda undecided on the whole issue…

(Update from 2025: we never did this. The Girl took a couple of years of figure skating, and then moved on to other sports, eventually sticking with volleyball. The boy stayed with hockey for a few more years, then decided that the game was getting too confrontational / violent, and stopped.)