Jeanine’s Mother’s Day request was very simple. No cooking and no cleaning. Her day started with tea in bed and ended with dinner at the Cheesecake Factory. In between she enjoyed a long bike ride to Chelmsford with her friends and came home to a clean kitchen courtesy of Nicolai and Maya.

My left knee cap has been bothering me all week so I decided to start in goal this morning rather than risk further injury on the soccer field. By the second half I was ready to give running a try but quickly concluded that I would not be able to play and sat out for the remainder of the game. Nicolai was also in action on the soccer pitch today facing what I perceived to be a stronger opponent. Despite the mismatch the Concord Carlisle team was able to produce an unexpected and exciting 2-1 victory.