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Ros is at sleepaway camp this week, so we coached the game without her. (Hardly seems fair, but that's the joy of volunteering. *g*) It was a scorching hot night, and we were missing more girls than expected, so it was a tough slog. Fortunately, one girl who was supposed to be missing managed to make it to the game.

On the plus side, we've discovered two more goalkeepers who were really good. Both the Sweetie and I made a point of telling them that they'd done really well, since they'd both told us before the game that they weren't good in goal. (They totally were!) On the minus side, the other side managed to get in one goal on each girl (one blooper that went right over our first keeper's head, and one when our second keeper had the sun right in her eyes), and we only scored once. But the one goal we did get was courtesy of a girl who's never scored before, so she was very excited. All told, for a 1 - 2 loss, I consider it a successful game.

Tomorrow, we're picking up Ros and whisking her and a friend off to a cottage for a week. Our hope is that the girls will mostly amuse themselves, and we can chill on the deck, read some books and write some stuff. (I'm writing Pros again. Whee!)

We got an email from the woman from whom we're renting the cottage with instructions for the property, including this gem:

  • Do not leave any food or put any garbage outside of the cottage. There are bears in the woods and they will come.


  • The Sweetie thinks it sounds like the start of a horror movie. Wish us luck!

    Date: 2016-07-08 01:17 pm (UTC)
    From: [identity profile] norfolkdumpling.livejournal.com
    Crikey. I hope you have a fab time away, and er...avoid all bear action? *g*

    Date: 2016-07-08 04:02 pm (UTC)
    From: [identity profile] przed.livejournal.com
    Thanks for the good wishes, and I'm hoping we don't see any bears. Though it wouldn't be the first time. Growing up it was always big excitement to go watch the bears at the town dump. (The joys of small town Ontario. *g*)

    Date: 2016-07-08 02:58 pm (UTC)
    From: [identity profile] ci5mates.livejournal.com
    Good on you for your coaching dedication, you obviously get a kick out of it (pardon the pun)

    I hope you get to chill in your cottage in the woods (I'm just picturing woods for some reason) and I'm really excited to hear you are writing pros again, just keep those bears away from your homework *g*

    Date: 2016-07-08 04:03 pm (UTC)
    From: [identity profile] przed.livejournal.com
    I do enjoy the coaching, or I wouldn't still be doing it. And I'm hoping to have a short piece ready for the BistoCon zine. Fingers crossed no bears eat it. *g*

    Date: 2016-07-08 04:58 pm (UTC)
    From: [identity profile] solosundance.livejournal.com
    Eeep to the bears! We have an urban fox problem, but very big brown furry critters is something else again.

    Have a good time away - chilling on the deck and getting some reading (and writing??) done sounds perfect.

    (I hope you like the appropriateness of my bears/reading icon *g*)

    Date: 2016-07-08 06:14 pm (UTC)
    From: [identity profile] shooting2kill.livejournal.com
    Have a good week and look out for those bears!

    Date: 2016-07-08 09:56 pm (UTC)
    From: [identity profile] sc-fossil.livejournal.com
    Good going on the footie.

    Your comment about the bears reminds me of this book that I want to read: How to Survive a Horror Movie by Seth Grahame-Smith, the guy who wrote Pride, Prejudice and Zombies. If you haven't read that, it's hilarious!

    Date: 2016-07-09 10:56 am (UTC)
    From: [identity profile] dracothelizard.livejournal.com
    A cottage in the woods with bears... that's either a horror movie about to happen, or a slightly cheesy paranormal romance :D

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