I have seen the Komets lose before, but never quite like that. The annual Teddy Bear Toss was this weekend. Beth, Alex, and I went with Mary Jane, since Missy wasn’t home yet and Natalie had other plans. I went and raided the Goodwill for used stuffed animals and picked up a whole bunch the day before so we were well armed, but I got seats in a different section than we usually do because Beth has a hard time with the stairs. We were kind of in a corner behind the goal, but seated in the first row down from the walkway so very few stairs. Also behind the net, so when the Komets made it 1-0 about 5 minutes into the game I had to walk a ways in order to get the teddies around the net and onto the ice. By the end of the first period it was 3-0 Komets. After 2 periods it was 3-2, but the K’s made it 4-2 shortly into the third and that score held until there was about 2 minutes left in the game. At which point I said to Alex, “A 2-goal lead with 2 minutes to go…we should win this one!” Then KC pulled the goalie and scored right away. And again a minute later. And again with 11 seconds remaining. So the Komets lost 5-4 after such a promising start. One of the most deflating losses I’ve ever seen there. 

Missy was home the next day. She finished all her exams, had the screening for both films she’s working on (and they turned out amazing), and drove up for break on Saturday. She was here by afternoon. Full house again for a few weeks!

On Monday, Corey from Pulse FM called me for the Fresh Out of Bed and Head to Head year end tournament of champions. They’ve structured it differently this year, so the winner plays again immediately… not sure how the bracketology goes with this… so did my second opponent have a first round bye then? Anyway, moot point because I won both games (steamrolled the first opponent, rallied past the second). So I’ll continue on, but not sure when…

Tuesday afternoon was my work group’s Habitat for Humanity build. We went out to a build site in Mentone and were planning to do 4 hours of some sort of work, but unfortunately at the time they were in something of a holding pattern because they were waiting for the furnace guys to come and finish an install. We would probably have been painting the whole time but they haven’t been able to because it’s been so cold. So instead, we just did prep work for painting, which hadn’t been done either. It seemed to be a bit up in the air when they are going to be able to paint, but anyway we spent 2 hours going through the house and taping over the duct openings, electrical outlets, bathroom fixtures etc.