Andrew Practiced With Teammates As Part Of Ceremony

Andrew practiced this past Wednesday as part of a Ceremony for the "World Cup"…wtf??? They are going to skate on ice,…let me see if I have this straight?…skate around the ice with a Brazilian flag in futbol/soccer shirts to help spread the joy of the upcoming World Cup…..Who thought of this shit? Worse yet, Andrew was originally not included in this ceremony because the coach didn't think I'd like it. He is correct,…however, you can't isolate a child like that. Andrew being isolated like that sets a wrong message. So, as stupid as this is, he must be involved with his buddies,…his teammates. A few of the parents have gathered a hockey coach for a ONE week camp in Bintaro. Oh,…you bet Andrew will attend. It will be a 5 day camp. 4 on ice, 1 off ice. A combination of cost and visa issues for Nat is making our Czech trip this July a slight issue. We hope to get that resolved. I'd love to send both of them to Prague. In the meantime, we have decided to upgrade Andrew's gear. (Helmet upgrade to Bauer 5100medium…his enormous head) I went to Singapore and brought this one back. icewarehouse.com we got a few things too: (Bauer: Vapor APX2 11" gloves black/red…like Jonathan Toews, 2 pair of ice hockey socks (wine,black), new set of shoulder pads, elbow pads and shin guards: Vapor X100), and since we don't get good cloth ice hockey stick tape here,…ordered Black Renfrew tape. hockeymonkey.com (Warrior Covert DT2 11" hockey gloves…different feel from Bauer, Firststar Overtime Cool-Skin Contour Jr. Long Slv compression shirt, Shock Doctor 270 Basix Yth Compression hockey Jock w/Flex Cup, 3 Blackhawks hockey socks (home, road, third), NY Rangers hockey socks home, Elite Pro S700 Waxed Molded Tip laces 4 pair black 4 pair white. Got them in 96" for I have 8 pair (different brand) coming from China at 84". Why so many laces? OMG, it is nearly impossible to find hockey laces here. Now I ordered 3 toys for Andrew….a) Bauer Vapor XR4 inline hockey skates. His beginner inline skates are trashed and he loves to inline skate here at Taman Rasuna….b) Graf Supra G35 Jr. Ice Hockey Skates with the T-Blade system and the regular blade/runner also…Trying out this new T-blade and the reason for Graf? Good skate especially for those with flat feet. This is the skinny on Graf…we shall see. and finally c)Easton Mako Jr. Ice hockey skates. 4.5 (a size larger for Xmas) hearing great things about Easton from all the reviews so we want to see out of Bauer Supreme, Bauer Vapor ,Graf, and Easton which he likes best. btw…he rarely, rarely uses the Bauer Supreme skates. Those ware the used ones we got the first week here. Still in amazing condition, I bet they haven't been worn 40 times between the two owners of the skates.) I haven't purchased from hockeygiant.com yet. I am asking my friend from San Francisco to help me out on orders. Especially a very nice GRIT wheeled tower hockey bag. We really want that bad boy!!!!. I'll keep you all informed. Oh,…Blackhawks play St.Louis today. I'm off to go watch the game. Let's go Hawks!!!