AuburnChick's Adventures

Whew! What a week! I woke up today hoping that it was Friday.

Um, no, it’s only Wednesday. Boy am I tired. Feels like I’ve been through the wringer.

First of all, you already know about my friend’s son. The project to collect money and get packages sent is going quite nicely. I’ve received almost $500 in donations. I am going to do my best to stretch out every penny. I am psyched! Sometimes adrenaline can be physically exhausting!

On Monday, I took Soccer Chick to the doctor. She came home from a soccer camp with what appeared to be a spider bite. Over the weekend, it started looking bad, so I begged a dermatologist’s office to fit her into the schedule.

Guess what? That ain’t no spider bite on her leg.

Nope.

It’s a staph infection! My heart fell. How bad of a mom was I to wait to take her in?

The doctor was a young, sympathetic gal who quickly reassured me that all would be well. She then proceeded to explain the pain she was about to inflict.

Poor Soccer Chick. She’s been through many painful things in her 16 years. When she was eight, she had plantar warts frozen off of her feet. She was in so much pain that Mr. AuburnChick had to carry her out of the doctor’s office that day, and she couldn’t walk for a couple of days. To make matters worse, those stupid things returned, and she had to make weekly visits to a podiatrist to get them scraped and burned with an acid solution. I took her to every appointment and watched her try desperately not to cry each time. Not fun.

A year and a half ago, she had very painful ACL reconstruction surgery. You’ve read about that. Again, not fun.

So, although I tried to reassure her on Monday, I could see the dread in her eyes. Again, I hurt for her in the way that all parents hurt for their children when pain looms in the near future.

I grabbed her hand, bravely told her to squeeze when she needed to (I say bravely because Soccer Chick is very strong), and promised to buy her ice cream on the way home. She endured what appeared to be a mini wrestling match, with the doctor strong-arming Soccer Chick’s leg, needle in one hand and Soccer Chick’s hand on her other arm.

Soccer Chick is now following a strict regimen of hot baths, warm compresses, and antibiotics. Everything she touches has to be sterilized.

I’m exhausted.

And then, to top off everything else, today I discovered that my camera is broken. Oh, I can view the pictures on it, but if I try to take a picture, all I get is a black square.

This camera is special to me. I bought it after my dad passed away. My sister and I received a bit of inheritance, and I decided to buy a nice digital camera with it. My dad always supported my love of technology. He bought me my first scanner and cell phone. I remember agonizing over how to spend the money. I think he would have been pleased. Even though I bought the camera in 2001, it was still a good one.

I feel like I’ve lost a family member. Isn’t it funny how we associate items with people? They become a part of us when people cannot be there physically.

So, that’s my half of a week, in a nutshell. Ok…not a nutshell…more like an entire acorn tree.

I haven’t had time to do much knitting, although I did start working on another Oddball Baby Blanket last night. Since I just painted my nails, I’ll probably finish my portion tomorrow.

I hope y’all are having a better week!

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