1. Not great, not bad. About what was expected.
3. My mom's family gets together for Christmas Eve dinner and then once again on Christmas day to pass gifts around. There are about 50 of us so it gets pretty hectic, but lots of fun.
4. I don't ask for much anymore, so I got a nice quarter-zip hoodie and a phone holder for my truck. Gonna get a lot of use out of both.
6. We had family come over for New Year's Eve. Watched some football and enjoyed a great meal. I went to a college football bowl game on New Year's Day. It was a Christmas gift for my buddy who is a fan of the LSU Tigers.
7. I've put it off for some time and I'm not entirely sure why. It's been my plan to start coaching youth hockey, but now is the time to commit to that. Hopefully, work my way up from there and eventually figure out if I can make a career out of it.
9. I think we lost some great players, but it was necessary. Since we're in the process of building through the draft I think we're trending in the right direction as we add more talent to the nice young core that is already in the system. This next draft class looks pretty good at the top. There are a bunch of forwards to choose from, but I think bringing back an old Seattle great (Ferk) is a match made in Heaven. He's the only quality defenseman available (so far) and each of his previous players produced very well. Considering I'm the only defenseman signed past this season, he is exactly what we need.