I want to take the time to apologize for not getting my post-development camp “impressions” as to where all 40 of the Red Wings’ Summer Development campers need to take the “next step” in their journeys toward becoming professional hockey players.
I said I’d get ‘er done last week, but Aunt Annie and I got sick this past weekend, and caregiving and taking care of some annoying household projects have gotten in the way.
For example, we had to get our new air conditioner inspected yesterday, and it took six hours’ of work time to wait for a five-minute appointment with South Lyon building inspectors. Getting up at 7 AM for a 1 PM appointment isn’t pleasant!
The realities of my “new life” post-Aunt Annie’s-hip-surgery sometimes get in the way of original stuff, and that’s my fault, of course, but I have to put taking care of my 82-year-old aunt ahead of the blog, at least for now. She’s doing very well at the three-month mark after her double hip replacement, and she’s working really hard at physical therapy, so all of that is very good.
It just sucks that some days, I really have to grind just to keep up with the mid-July Wings news cycle. I want to do more, but my time is limited, and that’s just going to be the way things are for a bit yet.
Going into the fall (and yes, we’re going to start fundraising for training camp and blog expenses today, because I pay close to $100 a month in subscriptions and so forth to make sure that you get as much behind-the-paywall news as possible), things might get a little simpler as my aunt can be more independent…
But even as the regular season approaches, I still have to do things like manage my medications and just plain old give care to her, so game recaps might be a little simpler this upcoming season due to my responsibilities.
That’s just how things are going to be now, and I promise to do my absolute best for you 100% of the time, but 100% of the time, I’m also a caregiver, and balancing these two jobs isn’t easy.
