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2 Years Ago Today…

Posted on December 12, 2008 by auburnchick

December 12, 2006…

Soccer Chick’s high school team played another school, and she tore her ACL.  She was a freshman…one of only two that made Varsity that year.

Here’s what her knee looked like after she underwent surgery two months later:

Sorry…kind of gross…hope nobody fainted just now.

Anyhow, as you know, she made a full recovery.  The next fall, guess who was playing on December 12th?  Yep.  Soccer Chick’s team and the same team as the year before…on the same field.  Talk about nervous…

Me, not Soccer Chick.

She made it through the game and the season, much stronger than before her injury.

Well, here we are two years later…December 12th…and guess which teams played?

Yep.  Soccer Chick’s team against the same team as the previous two years…on the same field.

Now, I have to admit that I’ve known about this since the first schedule came out back in September.  I wasn’t about to say a word to Chicky though.

All day, my innards have had that queasy feel to them when you’re dreading something.  Soccer Chick didn’t make me feel any better when she came up to me before the game and asked me if I knew what today was.

Somehow I believed that not speaking it aloud would not draw attention to it.  She knew though.  She’d remembered it yesterday.

Because I photograph the games, I could justify the means by which I kept a close eye on her.  Thank goodness my camera has 18x zoom.  Soocer Chick will probably dominate tonight’s photos.  Sorry people…it’s all about the Chick this time…photographer’s perogative.

The girls scored fairly quickly, and near the end of the game, we had five goals to the other team’s one.  Soccer Chick was subbed out.  I breathed a huge sigh of relief.

I truly am not superstitious.  I know that God has a plan, and her injury was part of that plan.  I can’t even begin to list the blessings that we received because of that fateful day two years ago.

However, December 12th will always be one of those dates that you don’t celebrate but always take note of.

Congratulations, Chicky, on another year.  May you never take your talents for granted and always use them to honor the Lord who so generously bestowed them upon you.

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Christmas Memory #12

Posted on December 12, 2008 by auburnchick

One year, when my sister and I were quite young, we decided to put on a Christmas show for our parents.  We practiced forever, it seemed.  Every day…down in the basement…

We got the words to the carols in our coloring book.  Over and over, whose part was what.  We wanted to make sure we had thought of everything.

The big night came.  I want to think that maybe we wore our Christmas-y nightgowns…something festive for the occasion, you know.

One song was “The Twelve Days of Christmas.”  My sister is three years younger than me, so it was hard for her to memorize the words.  Thus, I had to do all of the stanzas, while she sang “Five Golden Rings.”

The finale was “Deck the Halls.”  Again, she couldn’t remember the words, so she sang the “Fa la la la la, la la la la” parts.  I think we were cute.  It was fun.

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Surprises!

Posted on December 12, 2008 by auburnchick

This has been a week of surprises.

A couple of days ago, I was excited to be told that I had been given this award:

The cool part is that TWO people gave me this award!  Thanks, Rebecca Jo and KnitPurlGirl!!

The verbiage that accompanies this award:

“These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers. Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose eight more and include this cleverly-written text into the body of their award.”

So, now it’s my turn to bestow the award on others…

  1. Melly – This gal knits up some beautiful pieces.  Her doilies are amazing!  She’s a generous knitter, always working on something for others.
  2. Mrs. Pivec – This is a homeschooling mom whom I’m growing quite fond of.  She lives her life simply and practically.  She’s a gifted writer, and I’m always excited when she posts.
  3. Heather – A mom who treasures her children…they are beautiful, by the way.  She knits up some beautiful items too!
  4. Lise – I love Lise!  She dotes on her family…grown children and all!  Her stories are quite funny, and she knows her knitting, let me tell you!
  5. Meghan – Meghan is very creative and daring.  She’s a spinner who’s got a wealth of knowledge about her craft.  She’s also the mom of an adorable son.  I enjoy hearing about their adventures.
  6. Nancy – Nancy is a retired teacher.  She is also a fellow Oddball Baby Blanket knitter.  I love her blog.  It’s very serene, and her writing is very good.

Alas…I don’t read a ton of blogs, so I can’t fulfill the eight shout-outs.  For that, I apologize.

So, internet surprises are always AWESOME, as are irl (in real life) surprises!

Yesterday, while I was at Soccer Chick’s game (they won, by the way, and she scored a goal), Rooster called me to tell me that my friend, Bea, was dropping off a gift at the house.  Look at what I found when I got home:

Underneath the wrapping, I found this:

I don’t know if you can see it, but there’s chocolate in the basket!  Yum!

My friend Bea is the gal who I made the comfort throw for.  She just found out that the chemo did its thing, and she’s cancer free!  Praise the Lord!

My friends always touch me with their generosity and thoughtfulness.

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