ANYWAY, Tuesday night I was curled up in my sweatshirt as far as I could get and I was dreading the thought of being on the soccer field by 730 Saturday morning; but then tonight, it was gorgeous. It was chilly but not windy; and sitting at the field while Lyndzi practiced was not nearly as difficult as it was the other night. I was having a great time chatting away with my friends; when all of a sudden we all heard a loud SMACK! It was the sound of a soccer ball hitting Lyndzi right in the face. I held my breath for a second and everything seemed to be moving in slow motion; and then Lyndzi let out a cry; and I went running. YES, I said running! I don't think my girlfriends had ever seen me move so fast, but when you think that your child is hurt, your adrenaline kicks in and nothing can stop you from getting to them as quickly as possible; even if you're Wii thinks that you're an obese 65 year old in a 43 year old body. As I was running to her, Lyndzi immediately turned toward me and started moving in my direction. I had feared that the ball had hit her nose; but in all actuality it was her cheek. The ball had been VERY cold and the boy that had kicked it, had an extremely powerful foot; but Lyndzi was fine. I'm sure that it stung quite a bit, given the cold and the impact; but I think she just had a little scare more than an injury. I held her and assured her that she was fine and that everything was going to be OK. The coach and another dad came over to make sure that she was alright and check her out; and then once again my tough little girl got right back out there and continued playing goalie for the rest of the drill. When the going gets tough, Lyndzi gets going and she always does so with a smile on her face.
Once again I am so proud of Lyndzi's never say die attitude; her resilience and her dedication. I think that in fact we BOTH had a little scare; and I am so thankful that Lyndzi wasn't injured tonight. She just never ceases to amaze me; and I am in absolute awe of her.
Till next time...
Queen of EVERYTHING
2 comments:
Wow! That is a scare! I'm glad she is ok! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)
Glad she's ok...I have had lots of "run onto the field/court" moments... my son & other kids. My husband coaches my son's basketball team and at practice the other night he threw the ball to one of our "good" players who he THOUGHT was looking at him, but he wasn't...got him right square in the face/nose...knocked his glasses off & everything. I was on the court before the boys dad even realized anything had happened! And a few games back, Joseph (mine) got knocked over & hit his head on the court and got a slight concussion! We had to watch him closely for a couple days. Kids are tough... (hopefully we are too!!)
Post a Comment