Sunburn, Sore Throat and Second Place

Those are the things we brought back from the Joplin Invitational. It was a good time. We didn't lose a game. 2 games on Saturday: both 1-1 ties. 2 games on Sunday: both 1-0 wins. My daughter was wonderful.

Warning: Overly-proud, gushy description of my goalie superhero ahead:

I'll just say that overall..she was incredible. The coach said she played better than he's seen her play in 2 seasons. She looked good. (Thanks, B. Now that I can say that in person here.) Your work is paying off. The most exciting part though...she sent a girl off the field in an ambulance. Don't get me wrong here, I don't encourage injurious behavior. It's amazing the feeling you get when your child has done so well, though, and worked so hard that somebody is paying the price in bodily injury. I don't know where it comes from. I hope it's some primal instinct over which I have no control. Either way...I liked it. I'm glad the girl wasn't hurt badly. It turned out to be a deep tissue bruise and she'll probably only be out a week or two. It is a strange pride though. What does that say?

In other news: Due to recent events, I may be calling it quits on the blog. I have found myself in the middle of shit that I never wanted in the middle of to begin with and that shouldn't be happening. Beyond that, I'm finding that people who (or is it whom?) I thought were honest with me, are not. And I'm offended by it. And if any of those people feel the need to talk to me about it now that I know who (or is it whom?) all of you are...feel free. You know I love all 3 of you in spite of the names you call or accusations you make.