Corrie

Hmmm?  I probably should clarify my last post.   Not for you really.  Ok I know you are reading this so you are part of the this, but if you remember I can't remember ANYTHING anymore.  I was re-reading my post today and I, myself, was wondering what in the heck happened that prompted THAT post.  PEOPLE that was only 1 weekend ago and I seriously had to sit and think about it a little bit.... So I better clarify for my own sanity sake. 

It all started on May 8th, Corrie's senior night for softball.  Well actually it all started on March 30, 1994 when Corrie was born but we don't want to get tooo side tracked from the point of this post.  Lol!   So, May 8th 2012 was suppose to be Corrie's senior night for softball and it was the band awards. I had known for a couple of weeks prior to this day that it was going to be a tough night for Corrie.  This year she was band Captian aka Head Honcho of the Band.  She LOVED it!!!  She has loved band, the friends, the camaraderie.  On May 8th she was to hand over her Captain hat to an upcoming Senior. In her mind it was the night to say good-bye to everything that meant everything to her as far as band was concerned.   On top of that it was her last home game of her High School Softball career, Senior Night!    This year has been a great year for her in softball. After working 3 years to gain the respect of her coaches she finally had it.  She finally was playing every inning of every game and she was doing great!! 
She was sad and excited for her last home game. Mother Nature had different plans for Corrie and rained all day May 8th which then postponed her Senior Night game until the next day May 9th.  The problem was we had planned a little mini vacation to the beach and would be leaving at noon on that day.  We originally were going to leave on May 8th but due to Corrie's game, band awards, and her AP  test the next morning we already postponed the trip to leave at noon on May 9th. Which now means Corrie will miss her senior night softball game.  My heart was broken for her.  I really wish she would have been able to play in that game.   But there was still one away game and tournament play to look forward to... so we thought. 

The rules are you must be at the practice before the game or you can't play in the game unless it is an excused absence like a college visit.  Due to our trip Corrie would be missing the practice before a game, but the original plan for the vacation was a college visit to Old Dominion for Austin.  Before we left the coach told her she would be playing. Soon after Corrie kept hearing comments she would not get to play.  Monday, the day of the game, arrived and the game was postponed due to rain.  So now technically she should get to play in Tuesday's game because she was there for a practice before the game even though the coach did not hold practice.  Well Corrie got to field but didn't get to bat.  Ugh! Whatever!   We still have tournaments that she can end her season on with a high note.  They had a game on Thursday which Corrie played the entire game. The entire team did AWESOME. Probably the only game all year they all finally played like a team.   On Friday they had practice and Corrie got hit in the face with the softball.   She was bruised a little bit and had a nice softball print on her forhead, but I thought she was ok.  School policy is she must be checked for a concussion before she can play.  I didn't think she had one or I would have taken her to the ER to be checked out.   Saturday before their game the trainer checked her out and said she had a concussion and could not play in this game or if they win she couldn't play in Tuesday's game. Basically that meant Corrie was done with softball.  My heart was seriously breaking for Corrie.   I know how much she wanted to play.   I was stuck at work and didn't think I would even be able to see any of the game.   Finally I told work I was leaving for a little bit and I headed to her game.  I arrived just in time to see them loose 10-0. Their season was over. Corrie's high school softball playing days were over and she didn't even get to play.  All I wanted to do was give her a big hug.  As I was hugging her she said Thank you.   I left and drove back to work crying.  All I could think about was my MOM powers.  Was my hug enough to make all this hurt and pain go away.  I don't know.  I know Corrie had some daughter powers in that hug and it made me feel better... although I still really wished her season had ended different personally for her.   So I came back to work on posted that previous post.  I know Corrie is resilient.   I  know it was only a couple of softball games.  I know family vacation and her health in the big scheme of things is much more important than Senior night and your last softball game, but I still wish I had some awesome MOM powers to make everything ok for my children. 
PS. Corrie's concussion is fine.  It wasn't serious enough to go the doctor. She just had a few side affects for a few days.