AuburnChick's Adventures

The above term was used in a recent Ravelry thread I read.  I love it!  It totally fits me today.

First, picture Your’s Truly, poised dramatically with the back of her hand placed carefully across the top of her forehead in the “Whoa is me” look…

Ok…now that the scene has been set, please proceed in your reading (I told you that I am all about drama today)…

My Monday has started off in a very stressful way.

Aubie and Molly, my female dogs, had another fight this morning! Right off the bat too! I think that Molly is waking up in a bad mood because Aubie has been sleeping with Rooster. Aubie ran in and jumped on my bed to say good morning. Molly stood on the floor and wouldn’t let her get off.

Standoff.

I’m not sure who struck first, but they went at it…in a very small room.

Mr. AuburnChick threw water on them…to no avail. He finally used a clothes hamper to separate them. Aubie has a couple of puncture wounds…nothing major…and Molly…well, I can’t tell. Poor Aubie, though. She’s nine years old and is scared stiff…shaking like a leaf.

Aubie has an appointment with the vet tomorrow for yearly shots. I’m going to ask them what they suggest. I’ve also got, in the back of my mind, the idea that I might need to find Molly a new home. This totally breaks my heart as she is really a sweetheart. She just refuses to submit to Aubie’s place in the clan. I wish the Dog Whisperer could come to my house.

On another note…

The Mr. and Soccer Chick’s former coach have been sending emails back and forth since a Disney tournament. Daughter played with her new team (which is actually her team from two years ago). This is the team she went back to after quitting the really good team, which said coach led. I’m sure you remember my hysterical posting that weekend.

Anyhow, her “new” team had a TERRIBLE showing at Disney, which is a college showcase. It’s important because a lot of college coaches attend to recruit the best for their teams. Ugh. Chicky didn’t get a lot of attention…a disaster.

She and the Mr. (remember that Rooster was sick during Christmas, so we stayed home to allow him to recover) went to watch her old team play…they wound up winning the entire thing! They are one of the best teams in her age group in Florida.

She realized that she misses the competition and the girls. We really, really miss everyone too. The parents do everything together, and there’s a lot of team bonding stuff going on during the tournaments. Unlike the “new” team, where nobody did anything together. So sad.

So, Chick’s former coach wants her back. We discussed it with her and let her make the decision. We’re under the gun because the old team is going to a tournament in Vegas, and we have to make hotel and plane reservations TODAY.

Chicky walked in this morning and told dh that she had decided to play for the old team.

So now, we have a new dilemma…getting her “new” coach to release her from the team. He was quick to accept her after the switch before. We have no idea what he’s going to do now. He’s a nice guy, but I cannot imagine what this is going to do to him.

Ugh.

So, that’s my Monday, in a not-so-nutshell.

Oh, and I am not working today. Sigh.

In true drama fashion, AuburnChick faints from the sheer volume of emotions running through her today.

She’ll later check her calendar to see if PMS had anything to do with today’s emotional response.

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