Hockey Hockey Hockey

Sunday Evening
"James, would you like a present?"
"Oh yes, I would like a present. What is the present?"
"I'll show you in a minute. We got this for you awhile ago, and we've been waiting to give it to you. Should I get it from the garage?"
"Oh yes, you should."
......
"Hey, it's a hockey stick! And a ball and a puck!"
"It is, it's a hockey stick that's a little bit more your size. Should I open it?"
"Yes, let's open it! I want to play with the puck."
"Here you go."
"Thank you for the hockey stick, Daddy!"

Monday Afternoon
"Welcome home!"
"Thanks, how were things here all day?"
"I'm glad you're back."
"Did James want to play with his new hockey stick?"
"It was all he talked about ALL...DAY...long."
"Hey Daddy, you wanna play some hockey?"
"I do! I just need to make some coffee first."
"AIEEE!!!!! I need to play some hockey with you!!!"

Monday Night
"Okay, we can go over and play hockey in the parking lot one more time, but Owen needs to come to this time."
"Umm, Owen says he wants to stay here and do something by himself."
"Because he's too little to run around and play hockey?"
"Yeah, he says he doesn't wanna come."

Tuesday Morning
"Good morning, James. How'd you sleep?"
"Hey, can we play hockey?"

"Okay, James. Daddy has to take a break from playing for a minute."
"Why you need to take a break?"
"I need to use the bathroom. I mean, the locker room."
"Why you need to go in the locker room?"
"Because that's where hockey players go to the bathroom between periods."

"Hey Mommy, what you doin?"
"I need to use the bathroom."
"Be sure you stand up when you go in the locker room!!"

"Daddy, I think we need to take a break."
"James, I couldn't agree more."
"Let's do zamponis and clean off the ice while we wait to play hockey again."

Tuesday Afternoon
"No, we aren't going to play hockey again until the timer goes off."
"When's the timer gonna go off?"
"Not for another hour."
"Then we play hockey?"
"Then we can play hockey."
"Hockey hockey hockey hockey hockey hockey..."

"Hey Daddy, what you doin?"
"I'm still cleaning up down here in the basement."
"Hey Daddy, I got you a present. You wanna see?"
"A present for me? Sure! What is it?"
"It's under these blankets. Maybe you should open them."
"Sure, I'll unwrap these blankets. I wonder what the present could be."
"I wonder what it is too."
"Oh...it's all of your hockey gear!"
"It IS all my hockey stuff. Hey, you wanna play some hockey now?"