As in Izzys daily life we had an up, down, in between day. But mostly up. I drug her (almost literally) out of bed this morning to get to Llama Showmanship and when we arrived just outside the barn, Izzy decided she couldn’t do it. So we headed back to the car and back toward home. She was tired, she was anxious and let’s be honest… showmanship sucks! It’s boring and hard and she has to talk with the judge and that’s intimidating. I was grateful to her for deciding before we even went into the barn. And I was proud of myself for accepting her decision with no angst. Winning.

We went back home and she slept for 3 hours. She obviously made a good decision!

When we headed back we got to meet up with a fellow trich friend. A beautiful little girl who is bald like Izzy and who Izzy has gotten to know thanks to a Facebook support group us moms are in. They saw the rabbits, all of izzys projects, and joined us to watch Izzy in the llama obstacle class and her cat show. What a treat!

Today’s llama obstacle class was tough. A couple obstacles that Nutter Butter doesn’t like and one Izzy doesn’t like. They did a good job, worked together, even went first in her class. She shines out there, even when they have a rough course. It’s one of my favorite things to watch-her working through a tough obstacle or a refusal or enjoying an obstacle that goes perfect. And a unexpected positive out of Thursday’s pretty public meltdown and anxiety attack is that a number of llama kids AND parents now know us, know Izzys issues and have become very supportive of both Izzy and me. It’s refreshing.

Izzy and Jake showed in the cat show this afternoon. Jake may not be the cat show kind of cat…he apparently spent his time before his turn determining the best escape route. And he sure tried his best to make it out of there! I laughed until I cried and Izzy didn’t get upset or frustrated. She simply said “Well… that was embarrassing.” Classic Izzy.

Tomorrow Izzy shows Snowflake the Hedgehog in the pocket pet show and of course barn duty for llamas. A more relaxing day should lay ahead for us. Only two days left.