Ethan and I are both excited about his upcoming hockey season. Last season had a rough start since hockey has a steep learning curve for little kids, but by the second month Ethan would tell me to “drive faster, I want to get to practice early”. Hockey was a fantastic experience and for me I loved seeing Ethan and the other kids having so much fun and doing so well…although seeing 4 and 5 year olds skating backwards can be pretty humbling

One thing that caught us off guard was the schedule. Ice time is a precious commodity and unlike other kid sports, hockey did not have a consistent schedule. Practice times varied from 3pm to 6:00 am (ouch!) and the schedules were released every 2 to 3 weeks. To keep ourselves organized I decided to try Google Calendar and we have been using it ever since.

What I love about Google’s calendar is that Heather can make changes at home, I can make changes at work, and we can both see our shared calendar. It is incredibly simple to use and the email notifications remind me of upcoming events. A great feature is the ability to include other calendars. I add the home schedules of local sports teams to make it easy to pick games to take the kids too. I also throw in dates of activities I see in the newspaper in case we find a weekend where we’re looking for something to do – like the Lowes Kids Clinic we’re attending tomorrow.

What are some online tools that you’ve been using to help your family?

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