Yesterday was a good day. Came back from school and played with my friends for a little. Then did all my requirements for the day. Watched some TV and hit bed. Ready for BB class today. Feb is coming to an end and we have only 6 weeks left before our final BB test
Hello. Today in Black Belt class we went over poompaes and self-defenses. I also found out that first dans/pooms going to 2nd are required to learn Bolo Forms and I have no clu what those are. That is all, goodbye.
Family night today. Watching a movie tonight. Watching the Martian! From Redbox. Just having fun with family. Waiting for dad and sister coming home with food. School was okay today. Had a very hard math quiz today but I think I did fine. Hope everyone had a great day!
The Crossfit Open started last night. Although I am not a registered participant due to my shoulder injury, I will be doing the weekly open workouts on Friday mornings. 20 Thrusters (135 lb) WOD: 20 min AMRAP (6 Rounds + 27) 25 ft Walking Overhead Lunge (45 lb bar) 8 Burpees Over Bar 25 ft Walking Overhead Lunge 8 Chest 2 Bar Pull-ups Post workout sit-ups, stretching and got 5 rounds of jump rope Home for post workout smoothie (see video on FB)
Tomorrow I will be getting some football cards that I ordered on Tuesday. I am getting some cards that are really good or that are supposed to be good. Im getting this card that has part of there jersey,but not the real jersey just like a fake. I also know that in every pack there's a rookie card a really good rookie card.
Yesterday was really long. I was worn out from school, kumon and then swimming class, Could not get my requirements done and will do it today. I have ice cream party and my sister has a Fancy Nancy tea party at school today. Yesterday at swimming class it was fun. We did a lot of back strokes and free styles.
Got a few things to completion at work today, but forgot about one. I will have to do that first thing tomorrow. Luckily I can do that from home. I took a vacation day tomorrow to hopefully play some catch-up and make some progress on essays. I look forward to a productive day, although it will be tempting to sleep in. Thank you Master Tucker for working on self-defense with me again. It is very helpful practicing with a partner.
Today I got into the 18,000s of steps. During school, I almost got 10,000. Then, I went on a run. Thennn, I took regular class and sparring class. So that got me a lot of steps. I think I might rap it up short today. I mean, there was the fact that I could barely play football today because I had to bullet all of my throws so the wind wouldn't blow my football away. It was very strong wind. Thankfully I am really good at throwing and can throw it very hard. Well, good night.
Another sparing class is down. Only 4 more to go! Was a pretty good class today. Took it a little slow to make sure I didn't overdo it this week.
Awesome classes this week. Love self defense. Thanks to Mr. Foster for letting me throw him for high red belt #1. Good session with Master Randle earlier this week. Special Self defense is kinda scary. It really takes people down. Having trouble logging my requirements. Thought it was my iPad, but it could not log them on my computer either. I could have jumped for joy when Master Cavaso said I was improving! Good day. CIAA week. Will miss weekend classes
It's so funny watching the Reblican Debate. They fight everyone 2 minutes. Anyways didn't do much today except take a test. Had a bit of homework then went to BB class. Nothing really much again. Hope everyone had a great day!
Hello. Today I ran 2 miles which I was quite happy about. I am very tired and hope to get a long sleep. I have 2 tests tomorrow that I really hope to master.
There's a big yellow ball in the sky that I am trying to identify. Yes folks, I think the sun is making an appearance. I don't know about you all, but I'm tired of running in the cold. There's always someone who tells me to try a treadmill. I rather poke dull objects into my eye. Talk about boring. Spring running is awesome. Something about the warm sun on your face, music going, the wind is blowing through the trees, and the cows are staring at you. Today, a little chiwawa (obvious little) came sneaking up behind me when I was running. My spidey senses were tingling and I turned around when he was about five feet away with his little fur sticking up and teeth bared. He immediately stopped and turned away like he was just looking for his lost contact or something. All I could do was laugh which...
So interesting drive home for work and then to and from Tae Kwon Do today. The power for almost all of the Lincoln County traffic lights is out. This wouldn't be horrible if people knew that when the light is out, it automatically becomes a 4 way stop, not a "blow thru the intersection because you can" situation. North Florida got hit much worse than we did (couple tornado spotted in the panhandle) but talked to my renter today and my house is still standing, which is a good thing.
Love Wednesdays. Get to start my day working out with Master Evins and end the day with my Adult class. Work out number 2 this morning with Ms.Theresa. I was worried about getting in my requirements today, so she incorporated them into the work out. Packed all my meals again today. Got the schedule from Master Evins for Instructors Camp (don't ask cuz I won't tell), getting excited!
My dad called Men's Shelter to see if they have any dates. So we are getting some where on that. Anyways had a really chill day at school. I was ahead and finished all my work so I got to study for half of all my classes for science. Have a test tomorrow. Came back home and did homework for an hour straight. It was easy but just very time consuming. Then went to Church Class came back and did homework for another 30min. That was just some homework due in like a week. Just wanted to get that off my head. Then started studying for science. Hope everyone had a great day!
It's about time. I looked at my elbow today that looked kinda like a battle scar but it has healed a lot. Hopefully it will be much better soon. I'm just hoping for the best, I always do. My knee on the other hand, well, it feels as if I never even fell on it. Running cant still cause the smallest amount of pain though, but not enough so that it hurts. I had a good run today with my friends Jaylen, Logan and Holden. It was fun. Whats really funny is I get dropped off to king tiger by my bus and when we run the bus always passes us. It's crazy! One time I got honked at. I got so scared I hid behind the bushes. Well, good night.
Very good day at school. Came back and went to Kumon. Then went to Tae Kwon Do. I did regular class, leadership and then sparring. A lot of kicks.... I am very tired and going to hit bed now
Spent a lot of time today working on my creative form. Lots of cane twirling, and dynamic kicks. Not able to make Black Belt class or PMAA class tonight. Short-handed but productive day at work.
Long day today. I just came back from Tae Kwon Do. Had a great BB class. Did my mentor session and also helped out Jr Tigers. My mentee called in sick and I hope he feels better soon. Also I got straight A in my report card today. Very happy!!!
Hello. Nothing much happened today. At school, I had a science test and got a 100 on. I feel really proud. Anyway, enjoy your week.
On saturday me and my team are going to the playoffs. We will win. I think we are playing at our court or the other teams court. If we loose we are out if we win we still play. My coach said that we will play against the undefended team. We have a really good team we just need to score thats what we near to do to win the game.
Sorry guys but we can't do the friendship tray. They are only open on weekdays. I was then thinking Spring Break but then I remembered not everyone has off the same week has I do. So then my dad said the Men's Shelter. They have the same thing where you go and make the food. Never been their but my dad said his office is going. So I was guessing we can go their as well. My dad said he would call and email tomorrow asking for space around 10 people. See what date we can go and do it from their. Hope it turns out great. Sorry for the bumer. Please do like, i don't know, facebook me I guess if your interested. Please. So we can get the people. Or you can just tell me in one of the BB classes. Thanks! Website Link To Volunteer: http://www.mensshelterofcharlotte.org/ways-to-help/volunteer/
I meant to write this yesterday. Yesterday I either badly sprained my toe or straight up broke it. Anyway, it's unpleasant to walk. I stayed away from doing more intense foot-involved requirments and just did pulls ups and a couple sets of poomsaes and self defenses to avoid permanent deformities. It's getting better already and I'm pretty sure I can do class tomorrow without worsening it.
I like Ryan's idea of packing food for the homeless. Ryan, I think you so look into what available dates they have and check back in. Excellent idea. Hopefully, that will work for everyone. Foster
Returned home Sunday from a marriage retreat. Hopefully I'm working better now. There is nothing more uncertain than walking in a marriage retreat. You don't know if your wife is going to get up out of her chair and start crying yelling, "You ruined my life!" Or, if a group of people that you don't too well are going to encircle you for a group embrace session. You just don't know. Fortunately, it turned out to be a lot of fun and every educational. Nobody fought, no fingers were pointed or directed upward, we just learned that our relationship with God is the determining factor of having a great marriage. For those who are old enough to marry, I highly recommend one. For those who are younger, get ready, challenge is coming your way. But like every challenge in your life, meet it with a smile and a clean pair of...
I love Mondays....I always seem to get a lot done on Monday. Start the day by prepping all my meals, then head to Cross Fit. Then, head to the school and work on the Pick up schedule for the After School Kiddos. Then I just start knocking things off the "to do" list. Finally got smart and added my requirements to my list...makes it easier to get them done in between phone calls and emails...got a new After School kiddo tonight, so feeling pretty good!
I was thinking on our community service project we have to do together. If anyone has any ideas I am up for it. We have to get it done though. Here is my suggestion: http://friendshiptrays.org I have been their a couple of times and was great fun. You make food which other volunteers deliver to the people. All we have to do is get a date. I feel like it would be great. If anyone else has ideas write them in your journals or we can maybe like talk after BB class on Saturday. Just coming up with plans here. Really want to get it done and write the essay. Hope everyone had a great day!
Ahhhhhh finally. Today was my last journal. So I finally got those done. But this won't mean i'm going to stop. I will definitely keep journaling. I got some good requirements today. Soon Jason, soon, I keep telling myself. In the end it will all be worth it. Well good night people.
Yesterday was good. The weather was really great. I played a lot with my friends and then with my dad too. He then left in the afternoon to California. He is yet to type the essays I wrote and hopefully get everything done by this week
Helo. This week I will be trying to cram all my essays. That's all. I truthfully don't know what to write....
I am so sleepy after today's retreat. At the end of the retreat while everyone was finishing me and my freinds went to play football on a highschool field. Such a bad idea when your tired. We played full too. I am so tired. I wish I could just go to sleep. But have to study. As you can imagine after you legs being sore and all your body hurts it's hard doing requirements. Still going to try doing them. Have to study though because I barely know French and we have a Unit Test. Ughhhh. Hope everyone has a great day. Sleepy ;)
Today was a good day.I finished all my requirements and i am relaxing by watching some TV and playing on my WII.Played with my neighbors and on their trampoline.Getting ready for school tomorrow. I am looking forward to see you all in regular/Black Belt class.
Hello, hope everyone has enjoyed their weekend so far. Tomorrow, my family and I plan to go on a hike. That should be very exciting. Thats all!
I think we had 23 kids in Jr Tigers class this morning. Some of them are very quiet and others are anything but. It is fun watching their enthusiasm. I worked on yellow belt self-defense after family class again today with one of the students and I can tell the difference since last weekend. He is really getting it and if he doesn't get it quite right the first time, he usually knows what to correct to get it right. Watching the light bulb is pretty cool! I did have to go in to work today and stayed almost as long as a normal work day, but should not have to go in tomorrow as I thought I might. Still a little time for me to do some of my requirements tonight.
Couldnt really do anything today. I had a Church Retreat today. Just got home and trying to do requirements. It was pretty fun. Got to see a lot of my old friends. Nothing really much do. Just praying and and then talks. Bascailly what the retreat was. That's really out of today. Wished I could have at least came to BB class today couldn't. Have a Retreat tomorrow as well so have to get my requirements almost done and go to sleep.
Had a great day today. Did BB class. Came home and finished all my requirements. Finished my essays too and my dad is typing it to upload to the dropbox next week. I finished all my assignments too and watched some tv. Tomorrow is sunday and i want to sleep as much as possible. It is supposed to be warm tomorrow and i am planning to do my run in the afternoon
Today me and my dad were looking through some of his old stuff. So we found some of his old football,basketball,baseball cards. Of course there all legends because he uses them when he was a kid. He found this colts legend so I know Logan would want to trade.
Two great classes this morning at North Charlotte. Ran with Master Hartle and Inst Lloyd after class. Was very ready to get home and eat some lunch. Dinner out tonight with the Goulds. Time for shower and a nap!
Yesterday was alright I guess. I had the usual Friday Combo: school, piano lesson, class. My older sister came over from college to stay the weekend. I'll be catching up on some Spanish, do a couple mile run, and then head to class.
Yesterdays workout had me on my back for almost 10 minutes after, and I didn't even finish. Started with strict press. Got the weight I failed at 2 weeks ago. Still 10 lbs below my PR 50 cal row 25 front squat (115 lb) 50 kbs (55 lb) 50 ab mat situp 50 kbs 25 front squat 50 cal row (only got 30 cal in the 20 min cap) Felt great later in the day. Shoulder continues to heal (I think). Less and less pain.
Finished day 5 of classes, those sparring classes will be the death of me. My hips are incredibly sore and tomorrow should be a decent challenge to keep up. Finally got most of the stuff out of my apartment, including my scuba doubles which must weight over 70 lbs when full (and they are full).
So sore from practicing all the dynamic kicks. Will need to get super stretched out before black belt class tomorrow. Looking forward to a nice weather weekend.
OWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!! Today at school I tripped and fell and landed on my elbows and knees. My elbow was bleeding so much and it felt like I broke my knees. I was limping all day but thankfully I was still able to take class. However doing font kicks and back stances was not fun. At all. Well, good night.
That is what I did today. I focused on all my assignments today, got a 100% on my History Test and when I got home I had fun. I even got all my homework done as well. I felt so good. About to have some family time tognight and go out. My family is literally calling me right now. Hope everyone had a great day. Also got most of my requirements done stil have a bit more.
Yesterday was another long day. Came back from school and went to swimming class. In school we had PE and i did most of my requirements in school. In swimming class did a lot of laps of swimming including backstroke with double arms and no kicks. I love doing that. I came back home and finished all my remaining requirements and then crashed into the bed.
Today was not a typical day, but I don't have those any more anyway. One nice thing out of the ordinary was celebrating two birthdays at work. I have a few specific things I need to accomplish at work tomorrow. As many times as I hear about work / life balance, which one usually takes priority. I will be working a lot of this weekend and I knew it was coming. I have been much better prepared for it in the last two years of working on this project. It has been a bumpy conversion and we are trying to work through a big bump right now as well. Anything other than a perfect outcome is not acceptable. I have my fingers crossed on this one.
I am attempting to do a week straight (sans Sunday) of classes and today finished day 4. Not sure how younger people do it, but 2 sparring classes in 1 week (with an adult class in between in which we did more dynamic kicks) is doing murder on my hips. Had to sit out for some of the more intense parts of the class because I still need to be able to walk tomorrow. Hoping to get off work early and be able to attend black belt class but we will see what happens tomorrow.
For some reason today was easy. I did my requiements didn't have much homework and got a 100% of my math test. All the other class where relaxed. We got to study for our History Test tomorrow but I am sure that's easy. Because history is easy in 8th grade. Hopefully. Still going to study for. Got a long time to get a Mentor session in. Hopefully everyone had great day!
Really long day yesterday. From school to Kumon to Tae Kwon Do. In regular class Master Knight made us do a lot of kicks. After that we did Leadership and then during Hyper we did sparring. Master Evins was making us practice the kicks and how we should move. Lots of kicks yesterday. Great sparring class. I need to work on a few drills and planning to do it with my dad this weekend. Another long day today just that i have swimming tonight instead of Tae Kwon Do. I love swimming and working on my new skill as well there. Its called the caterpillar stroke and this will be my new skill essay too.
I did the double dojang workout yesterday. I joined the Master Hartle's sparring class at Lake Norman. Then went over to North Charlotte for some, Dynamic Combative. I wanted to see how the other side lived. Actually, my wife wanted to put a desk into her new office space which is right next door to the Lake Norman King Tiger. It was one of those moments where all husbands are tested to see if we will say the right thing. I was getting ready to hit my two mile run, when she ask if I could help her with her desk. Which translates into, no run, no black belt class, and no immediate dinner due to the fact that it was commuter time and it's a 35 minute drive to the Birkdale area. I stood there really still hoping she would forget I was in front of her, didn't work. So,...
Really good adult class today. Was able to work out some of the Poomsae changes so that they feel more natural. Feeling yesterdays sparing class today for sure and hoping that tomorrows wont be as challenging (dynamic kicks galore). We shall see what tomorrow brings. I am 99% moved out of my apartment, just have all my scuba gear in the garage that needs to be moved out.
Felt beat up and in a lot of pain this morning. Morning workout went well. Started a new supplement regimen, adding O2 Gold and Bio Charge before and during workouts. Lots of new dynamic kicks with Master Evins. Shoulder not hurting, and back seems better. Even jacked up elbow from last night's BB class isn't hurting much.
Today we are celebrating my cousins 2nd birthday. It was supposed to be on Monday but had to be canceled. So pretty exited for that. Had a great day. Woke up to no headache. Had a page of homework to do then I was done. It was a pretty chill day! Nothing to crazy. About to go to Chuch Class and then right after to my cousins place. Hope everyone had a great day!
Yesterday we had school. It was a good day at school. Had math test and did pretty well. Helped Jr Tigers class in the evening and then did my mentor session with Master Randle. We went thru my stick and staff forms and all my pa gwe forms as well. Finally did BB class after that. I was totally tired and hit bed as soon as i came back home. Getting ready for school now and have a long day ahead today with classes including Hyper.
I started my day with an unexpected trip to school to drop off a late riser so I arrived at work late for the first of several conference calls. Luckily one was canceled so I was able to accomplish something. Another unexpected thing today was a text from my older son regarding a meeting with a Navy recruiter. We are following that up with a meeting tomorrow afternoon. It would actually be nice to see some promising direction on that front, but did not see that one coming. I worked on requirements after black belt class and then Master Cavazos was kind enough to work with me on double stick 2. Thank you sir! I will get it. A few more requirements before I will call it a day.
My brother does not have the flu like I thought, he does have strep though. I do think I need to catch up a bit with my requirements.
Got a sparing class done and another Mentoring session so all in all a pretty good day! Tired so going to try to get some sleep but look forward to classes tomorrow.
Ahhh, today I had my first saxophone lesson. It was really fun. I learned how to play a few notes. Plus, it was kind of easy because I played the clarinet and was fantastic at it, the saxophone is played by by a mouthpiece like the clarinet so it was really easy. And fun. On monday, I went to the gym with my mom. I basically ran a 5k.(on a treadmill that is.) It was fun. Now for today, I learned how to do a 540, and it will not be on my list of fun kicks for a while. Well, good night.
Today was a rough day for me. It all started with a headache. I went to school got loaded with homework and came back home as normal. Then when I came home my internet went out and I had a bunch load of homework. Can't wait till Google Fiber! Anyways had to drive all the way to my cousins to do homework and then had to leave there at 6. We went there at 4 and non stop I did all the homework I could because there was no internet at my house. I had a headache while doing all this too. Went to KTD and my headache just got worse. Couldn't get to do "best" of my abilities. The headache was killing me. I couldn't focus or anything. Came back writing this journal so then I could eat dinner and do to sleep. Hope everyone had a great day!
On call tonight. I had planned to go to Black Belt class, but it was 8 PM by the time I got off the phone with a patient. Work has been kicking hard over the past week. I've developed eye strain from so much computer work. Even still I was behind on somethings by the end of the week. Spent the no-snow snow day catching up. There are times when I can work 24 hours and still be behind. Sometimes I dream about work while I'm sleeping. By the end of last week, I was so tired I could not read. I could see the words, but they just did not make sense. My brain had shut down. Interviewing and checking references for a new staff member. No matter how diligent you are, you never know how someone will work out. Falling behind on requirements. The will is there, but the...
Jacked up my back working out yesterday. Back may have been not right before, but it was definitely spasmed up after my car ride home. A lot of power cleans (new PR on Hang Power Cleans). Felt my back getting tight on Toes-to-Bar. Still able to get lots of work in, and plan to today as well. Probably need to hit the Ibuprofen pretty hard today.
Yesterday there was no snow and no school. Did all my requirements in the morning thinking there will be no class in the evening; however we had class. It was fun. We had some one new named Instructor Vincent in class. We focussed on breaking and falling. Did a lot of back falls. Did leadership followed by Kama form in Hyper. I learnt Kama in Jr Instructor camp and loved working on it. Its raining snow and sleet here and it seems we have school today. Need to get ready and leave. Will see you all in the evening for BB Class.
It may not have snowed today, but 73 and 27 were pretty iced up today. Had to leave class early because of reports that there was bad ice (and thus accidents) and wanted to get home before it got worse. Did get to do most of what I needed to get done tho. Still unpacking and moving small stuff from the apartment to the townhouse. Have 2 weeks until I turn in the keys to the apartment. Want to bet I won't see a dime of the security deposit no matter how clean I make it?
Not much done today other than work. I did complete my work must haves today. Tomorrow is filled with meeting from beginning to end. That is my least favorite kind of work day. They usually seem so long and the end of the day does give the feeling of accomplishment. Kids had no school. Sometimes I think how nice a snow day would be, but days where there is really nothing to do, don't happen anymore and if they did, the day after is when you pay for it. There is always more to do.
She saved my soul, she save my appetite, always with me, usually without a fight. She gave me her best, she shared with me her worst, never doubting that our love will stand the test. She went through the pain, of giving me the gift, of two wild orangutans, that never rest. She stood by me, when times were tough, when I couldn't come home, cause duty was a must. She never wavered, she never faltered, her love burn bright, like a lighthouse that I entrust. So here's to her, my wife, my love, for all the years, until I turn to dust. I'm not a big Valentines guy, but I wanted to tell the world or at least my friends, that my Katherine is one awesome woman. So hopefully I cherish her more than one day a year. I remember the days when she sat at home alone when...
Today was a weird day. We had school canceled because they thought it would snow. It did not. In fact, it didn't even rain! Aye aye aye, people these days. However I cannot wait for tomorrow. Tomorrow is my first Saxophone lesson! I'm just so excited! I already figured out how to put it together. It's really easy. I just can't wait! Well, good night.
Completed my requirements for the day. Worked on new pomsaes for pomsae challenge. Koryo poomsae, I think I got it completely. Also worked on staff and stick forms. Kids are at home today enjoying a no-snow snow day, we worked on making a box camera which was a success. While they were napping I could work on my essays, just need to send them all to the drop box after a final review/editing.
We had no snow, but we had no school. I wil take it. I am fine with that, Got a lot more sleep. I am happy about that. Woke up did my requirements and somehow went back to sleep for an hour. Then had breakfast. Wachted a Indian Movie with my family then just started doing my own thing. Did a bunch of requirements and watched a lot of YouTube Videos. Then remembered that I had homework to do so had to finish that. It was easy. Then did requirements again and went to Hyper. Got to learn the ,'s. Then had a mentor session. After that I had a class to attend. Had a break so decided to write this. Hope everyone had a great day!
Yesterday was Valentines day. I had so much fun,my mom got me and my step sister some peeps,skittles,Hershey's,and clothes. I can't wait for next year so I can eat all the candy. I bet after I eat all the candy ill have a tooth ace. Hope I won't have to go to the doctor. I had so much fun can't wait to eat it all.
Woke up at 5am and got call from the school stating that all schools are closed due to inclement weather. Went back to bed again for a hour or so. Yesterday was good. I did my empathy challenge (Dumb). This is my second year doing it and it not easy at all. I was far more conscious in my effort to remain quiet and communicate with my family. I also finished reading my book and wrote that essay. I am finishing my empathy challenge essay now and have to write my new skills essays. I am pretty much caught up with my essays as well now.
With so much going on and with deadlines looming, testing will be upon us quickly. I need to start making more headway on my creative things. Think I have a copy of Art of War here somewhere that I have never read. Want to get my book read this week and report written. Also want to get more work done on my creative form for testing.
That was supposed to be my teeth chattering as I did my run. The first mile is always the "why am I out here?" mile. The second mile is usually, ______________________________. Brain freeze, the cerebrum does the Dish Network thing on a rainy day and flicks off and on. At least cold Sunday's are a good way to get some requirements in. Hopefully my fellow cycleilllians are knocking some out as well. Keep up the good work, because tomorrow is promised to no one.
Happy Valentine's Day everyone! Took the kids ice skating this afternoon. They had fun. Working on requirements throughout the day around laundry and other domestic responsibilities. Still have more to do. Hoping to end this day a little earlier than most.
Yes please. Let it snow. Please. I would love to have another day off from school. But at the same time I don't. Anyways I had a great day today. I went to Church in the morning and then came back and started requiements. Then we went to see a movie an a came back at 5. I started finishing up some homework and my requirements. Hopefully it will snow tommorow. Had a great day today. Hope you had a great day!
I missed 2 days of journals because I didn't have internet and trying to post one of these on my phone didn't work. Anyway I am back and mostly moved so I should be able to go to weekend blackbelt classes now (was moving yesterday so couldn't go)
I had a great day yesterday. Did most of my requirements before BB class. Black Belt class was great as we focused on our techniques and how to position our body and weight when we do basic kicks. We came back and i finished all my assignments. Then our friends came and we went to AMF Bowling. It was so much of fun. Initially i was struggling to keep the ball in the lane but then towards end of the first game i started getting a hang of it and started scoring a lot of points. My dad is a pro and he has played a lot before and he kept hitting strikes.
Today my friend came over and we had a babysitter. We had lots of fun.
For my last required journal entry, I shall give some deep insight on humor: "I told my son that we were going to go to the amusement park and ride roller coasters, bumper cars, and have a blast. Excitedly, he hopped into the car with a huge grin. I drove for awhile until we came upon an old burnt down building. I said to him, Oh look, it seems the amusement park must have burnt down! He cried and cried but deep down, he thought it was funny." Of course, I have never done that with my sons. It wouldn't be safe at home for me. It just reminds me of how different generations of looked at humor. When I was a kid, my uncle took me and some of his friends hiking in the Sierra Mountains. We hike a good way, then we stopped for lunch. He asked during lunch...
My younger one was throwing up last night and all four of us had a disturbed night, woke up around 7 only to go back to bed again. Woke up very late and did not want to leave her and missed all the classes today. Completed the requirements for the day just now, ready to hit the sack already.
Got an early start today, helped with Jr Tigers, family class, took black belt class and then worked with Master Tucker on self-defense. After family class I had fun working with Daniel on his yellow belt self-defense. Hopefully he will be part of my cheering section at testing. I logged completed requirements on the website today and see that it has been about a week since I did that. oops. In black belt class I realized that there are tweaks to poomsaes that I had not seen before, or at least they did not click with me. There were no tricks in the book I read to help me with that. Hopefully we will go over them several times in the next few weeks. It usually takes me a while to absorb. Missed Rochelle and Neelima in class today.
Today was hectic. I woke up at 9:00 did my requirements and my morning stuff and went to BB class. Then went to Sparring. If you were there it was pretty rough but was some really good footwork. Left KTC at 1:45 and went to Bojangles. I was starving and needed a drink. It tasted so good. After that I had guitar class at 3 and then went to Confession and came back at my house at 5. Then I took a little rest and started reading my talk I had to do today. That's why I am writing this early. Hope everyone had a great day!
Yesterday was a normal day. Came back from school and did some requirements. Went out with my parents to get stuff for home. Was very tired and slept off early. Got up now and it is freezing cold outside. Will have to do my run in the afternoon today. Also our friends are coming in the evening and we will have a blast today. Have BB class at 11.30am.
Pretty cold run today. One of those that you start with so many layers on hoping you won't over heat half way through the run. I will take on the cold weather running any day verses the hot steaming summer running. Tonight we meet up with Connor's Boy Scout Troop who were doing a little cold weather camping in Concord. We stayed and cooked dinner with them but didn't spend the night out there. Too cold and I can't afford too many bad nights being on the cycle. Need to stay healthy. Not to mention it was dang cold out there (did I mention that yet?). Hope to see my friends at sparring and black belt class. That's always a good time. Take care and stay warm and classy.
did very well on today's test. All the hard work I put into it paid off. Aditi had a good birthday. I did some requirements early in the morning and finished them after coming from the test.
Today I had a day off. It was nice. I woke up at 10 and did my requirements and got to work on my poomsaes. I had a great day today! Got to play video games with my friends and had a nice time. I don't really now what else to talk about. Nothing really happened today. Nothing suprinsing. Just did a lot of cacth- up today. Hope everyone had a great day!
Whoowhooo!! This is my 50th journal. I missed two days to write the journal. Once when i went to Pittsburgh and one the day on Jr Instructor camp last week. Had a good day at school yesterday. Went to swimming class. Did Individual medley and felt really good. I am also working on my new skill essay and almost done with one of the books as well. My plan is to get 2 more essays done this week. Our friends are coming tomorrow and i am really hoping to have a good time after BB class. Bye!! heading to school now
I wasn't able to go to class today because I had help coming over to pack up my TVs (when I moved from Florida I packed them myself and was amazed i didnt break them.... decided it was a 2 person job). Should make it to blackbelt class tomorrow but wont make saturday's (moving day). I cant wait til all this packing and moving is done so I can get back to a semi normal routine. Also kickball should be starting up in a couple months.
Finally big announcement made so no longer a big secret. Hopefully that should ease the stress level at work a little bit. Another big stressor is March 1st payroll. It will be nice once that is successfully behind us. I stayed after class tonight and worked on poomsaes on the other mat. It is nice to practice with space and not constantly having to adjust for lack of space. I worked on some of the higher poomsaes and I am pretty sure there is a change in pyongwon that I have not picked up on yet. I really need to work on balance in that poomsae.
completed all my requirements for the day. I see a good improvement in my sit ups and push ups still hurt my wrists. Had a wonderful mentoring session today with Master Randle. When ever I talk to her I feel the cycle more doable and black belt more achievable. Thank you Ma'am for all the help and support. Could not stay for the BB class today have an important exam tomorrow, should do the last minute revision and also tomorrow is Aditi's birthday had to prep for a sweet dish I am making for her tomorrow. also might bake or buy a cake tomorrow. Tonight before going to bed Aditi wanted know how I celebrated my birthday as a kid. It feels nice when my kids ask me or my husband about our childhood.
While I was running, I ran pretty close to a squirrel. It was pretty interesting. I went to sparring class today. I've heard that there's going to be a large scale blizzard monday, which is apparently going to drop at least 24 feet of snow.
Today was okay. We had a test E- Learning Day at school. It bascially just like a work from home. I didn't really like it because you didn't get to see your friends. But I did finish all my assignments an hour early so I mean...... I got to do my requirements and got to do whatever for the rest of the day. Plus tomorrow and I have no school! I went to BB class did a Mentor and that was my day. Hope everyone had a great day!
Last Saturday I had a basketball game. We lost by 2 it was a good game 21-23. This Saturday is our last game so I better play hard. I bet I'll even cross somebody up it would be funny. We will wiin the game.
Had a very long day yesterday. Great day at school. Went to Kumon and then did regular class and Hyper. Wednesdays in Hyper we do sparring. Master Evins made us a do a lot of kicks with our partners. It felt great. I have field trip today and very excited and looking forward to it....
Had a pretty good day today. Things are moving along at work. I managed to do all my pushups today in sets of 20 between loads of laundry. Can't really let everything hold for the cycle duration. That is up from my standard 10 or 15. It's the little things, right?
Today way relaxing yet uneventful. I left school early because I had something important to do. I hope for a bright day tomorrow!
So still working on cycle stuff and still packing. Saturday can't get here soon enough, granted after the move I still have to unpack :(
I just realize that I have only 3 journals left for the cycle. Man, this is when the days start to fly by and I still need to learn a new skill. Katherine tells me picking my clothes off the floor is not really a new skill. Huh, go figure. Well, there's always that thing where you put dirty dishes into a large box and hit a couple buttons. I'm sure I can do that. I will probably keep posting journals. I'm starting to enjoy it. It gives me a platform to tell the world of all of the Fosterisms out there to enrich lives and shape young minds. Or something like that. Maybe its the other way around. I truly wonder if anyone is really reading these. Maybe if they are having trouble falling asleep. That's it! My new skill is to bludgeon people to sleep while reading my monotonous...
"We began as ash, we will end as ash." Today was Ash Wenesday. Had to go to Chruch in the evening just came back. Anyways had a great day at school. Had a bit of homework that was due today so had to finish that. Then did my requirements for the day. Then we went to Chuch to get ash placed on our forehead. There is a meaning behind that. It pretty deep. Had a pretty great day today. Tommorow is a "work from day" at school so don't have to get up as early. Hope you had a great day!
Alright, so I've decided to write my journals as soon as get home from school. If I wait untill I go to bed, I maybe doing homework that takes me past 0:00. Also, I have my French Horn lesson at 6:30-7:00. Class starts at 7. I rescheduled it the best I could, but I may arrive a bit late.
