Thumped

There was a whole lot of thumping going on today.

First, Darby's softball team lost both of their games today, 20-0. The first game wasn't pretty at all, for Darby or the team. Darby had several miscues, then fell trying to catch a pop fly while playing left-center, hurting her arm.

The second game, though not reflected in the score, was much better. We actually (and surprisingly) held the other team to just a few runs for a couple innings before they blew it wide open.

Darby played second and had several really good plays, but got injured again by a hard hit ball. The ball made a bad hop, hit her in the wrist, and then bounced (off her wrist) up and hit her in the ear. She was clearly hurt, but had the presence of mind to grab the ball and throw it to first. Unfortunately, the throw was a bit high and the girl playing first didn't have the range make the play (not to blame the other girl, but it bounced off the top of her glove... another girl with slightly more range might have made the play, which would have been an amazing put-out for Darby). We had to put ice on Darby's red ear after the game. She also had a headache and went right to sleep after her shower (unusual).


Shelby also had her share of thumping today, but in the form of bad grades. As suspected, her conveyed thoroughness in getting her work done was a rouse. Her teacher expressed in the progress report that work often goes home with Shelby but doesn't make it back to school. And her grades reflected it as well. Two Fs. Yes, TWO EFFS. And also a D, a C, a B, and an A. So basically she ran through the alphabet, but with two Fs in place of an E and an F. Now she's pretty much grounded from everything. No more fencing until grades are up, that's for sure. We (the parents) are rather frustrated, because we ask her everyday whether she completed her work and if she brought any work home to complete. She has said no, and we've been giving her the benefit of the doubt. Obviously we were in error.