Candidate Journals

Today, I woke up and went to Frank Laskie Park for a 2-mile run. After that, I finished my requirements and worked on my living hero profile essay a little, and the rest of the day was mostly uneventful. Have a good night.

Today I woke up and did my requirements for tae kwon do. Then I went to the beach and then went to a water park! It was fun! Then i went to the beach again and did my poomsaes and self defense! Then I watched a movie. And now I am done for the day! GOOD NIGHT!!

Today I woke up and played video games later on I did my requirments then went to my friends party at his church and we did a color war which was super fun!!!

Today I woke up to go to church, and it was a great day. To start off we had a wonderful church service by one of our Elders at the church. Then after that when we went home and did some work before one of my friends named Avery came over, we swam and rode electric scooters around the block before we just chilled for the rest of the time and now I'm just chillin for the rest of the day and did some home work which wasn't to bad. That was my day.

So today I went to church and hung out there for a while and that was fun and after church Zayne and Magnolia came over to my house so we could do a five mile walk again. It was really fun and I enjoyed it. When we got back, I helped Magnolia make her Dungeons and Dragons character and we played a little bit of a quest. Then we hung out and ate dinner we had pulled pork sandwiches and Magnolia's mom brought some homemade mac n' cheese and it was amazing so I'm taking it to school for lunch. I have to start waking up at 5:00 in the morning so I can do early morning scripture study with peers so that'll be fun too. After all that I used my lightsaber in a dark room and my mom recorded videos and they make the lightsaber look real and it...

Today, I woke up and started my last day of digital detox. I spent the day reading, catching up on requirements, and playing basketball with my neighbors and brothers. I’m glad it’s over and I can start the essay. I’ll see everyone tomorrow at the dojang. Have a goodnight.

Today I woke up and had pancakes and sausage.  Then I went to poomsae class, then I had a lacrosse lesson.  I had gum in the car and mac n cheese for lunch.  I was so hungry.  I practiced hockey in my driveway.  Tonight my dad cooked steaks for dinner.    

I had a long, very productive mentoring session this am. We made sure we knew everything we have to know for the test. Dylan and I came home and practiced specials, all three kicking defenses, and hopkido. I'm feeling fairly confident about these.  Tomorrow is Dylan's first day of school, so we spent the day relaxing and making sure everything is ready for the big day.

Today was a awesome day, I woke up and went to church and had a really good time there, then we went home and Zayne came to our house to do our walk with us but Magnolia came to. On the walk me and Magnolia played a trick on Evan and Zayne, we stopped walking but they did not know we did and then we hid in the tall grass and then we heard them yell and it was funny. Then we talked for a little and caught up with them and we went under a bridge. Then once we had finally got back to the neighborhood one of Magnolia's friends lived there so we went to say hi. Then once we got back to our house I helped her create a DND character and we were able to play it as well and it was funny because everyone wore a...

Today I woke up and went running with my Dad. I worked on my exercises and worked on my written test and my poomases. Then worked on my hurricane back kick which I am getting better at. Last I worked more on my written test and I finished it and now I am just studying it. Today was a good day. 

Today I left Cincinnati. The hotel I was staying at had bad wi-fi so I couldn't get any journals or log my requirements. tomorrow is my first day of school.

Oooooooo......it's the day before school officially begins. I hot up this morning and went to the park to join my group. Yay! We worked on several poomsaes and 1st dan self-defense...no falling. Ground and concrete hurt.  I eas also able to write them down in my notebook.  After the park, I did my requirements and even managed to get in a walk.  I'm hoping to get my requirements done while waiting for the 'all clear' from school.  Hugs and love ❤️     

Today is my last day of freedom because school starts tomorrow and i’m really excited. I’ve been homeschooled for nearly 5 years and it’s time for a change. Wish me luck

Good afternoon, I first went to church today, then did my requirements, cleaned, had my Grandma come over to help my sister with sowing, listened the Post Malone's new album, F1-Trillion. Have a good day.

Hi King Tiger Family, I hope you are all doing well. It is Sunday. We had a good morning at church and good message from one of our pastors. Basically, the message was that we all need to make time for our Lord. In prayer, scripture and worship. After church we came home and ate late lunch. Then Nate and I worked on some requirements and still working to catch up. Then I was working on a few items around the house. Now I am writing this. Ready to do some more requirements. Have a great rest of the week. Take care.  

I went several days without journaling because I was not in the mood to talk about the cycle. I was having some negative thoughts. However, everything is getting better. We met at the park this morning which is always helpful….going over Bocho Dan self-defense, 1st Dan self-defense and Staff Form 1 & 2.   

Happy Sunday everyone! Hope you are having a good morning so far. Today will just be another average day in the cycle. 5 minutes of this and here and there and so on. Running is now a big challenge because of school. mine personally ends at 4:30 and taekwondo starts almost after that so yeah... But i still manage.

Today i had black belt class. I'm doing this journal at midnight so i guess i this counts for saturday and sunday since i can't do 2 journals in one day. Got Black belt class done then got a Class assistance. I went home and got waffle house. Played games then i did some pull ups. Got hungry, ate the rest of my waffle the watched TV. I need to catch up on mentee sessions ASAP. Okay i'm done now.

Finished up on school work today and went to practice with my youth music ministry. Lots of more work to do tomorrow.

Today we went to black belt class this morning. I had to take it easy because my back was hurting. I hate having to modify but I know it's what my body needs. 

Today we went to black belt class and then helped at family class.

The guys rebuilding our shower had some medical issues this week so they needed to come today to work almost 8 hours building our new shower so we were stuck most of the day inside keeping the cats trapped upstairs and staying clear of the guys working. Nothing from me in terms of requirements today except the Sparring class this morning. Did get our pictures taken though right before sparring. Its always a good gift to the grand parents of a picture me and Levi dressed in our uniforms.  

I arrived to Saturday black belt class, I thought class already started, and I was late because I saw some people on the mat. Realized it was a teaching session with 2nd dan and 3rd dans with Master Evans and didn't get an alert about that from anyone which made me confused. Other than that we did rolls and falls, all the poomsaes and bocho Dan specials. I still seem to get the kick of it as I knew them by heart and felt great about it. Later exercised, had my dinner, read a book, played games and that was it. 

It's Saturday which means Black Belt class.  We had to be in a bit early because the 2nd Dans and higher we told to be there by 8am.  Unfortunately Gabe left her Cycle book at home in our rush to get out but I guess that's only fair because I left my hogu in the dojang after sparring on Frida because of our rush to leave so Instructor Max could lock up and get out. For class we started out working on our forms which was nice to get some extra attention and then when 8:15 hit, the actual class started.  We did a lot of rolling and also wound up doing BoCho Dan special - so let's add some falling to those rolls.  It was kind of exhausting but good in that Master Evins was able to really explain some of the finer details of the techniques. After class Gabe...

Class started 15 minutes early so we could run through second dan and up stuff.  We took Black Belt class, went over forms and poomsaes, then did mentoring.  We decided to stay for Muay Tai but had a leave a couple of minutes early to get our oldest son from work   it feels so strange to be back at the beginning of a martial arts class and having to learn different ways of doing kicks, stances, etc.  We finished up requirements for the day around 4 ish or so and went to Aldi.  Due to my food allergies I have to be in careful where I eat.  We found  out that Outback cooks in beef tallow so as long as I order carefully I should be good.  We went to Outback for Mark's birthday dinner.  I still haven't made him his cake yet, but hopefully I will get to do it tomorrow.  

I woke up very late and miss black belt class, very disappointing way to start the day. 

On Friday, I did my requirements and went to school. After school, I attended a Saturday black belt class. After the class, I went to Harrisburg Park and ran for 1.6 miles. On Saturday, I went to sparring and helped out a junior tiger class in the morning. After that, I finished my requirements, ate dinner, and went to bed. I am starting my white belt challenge from tomorrow. Have a good night. 

Started today with a long walk and some essay work. Got to the hotel and finished my physical requirements. Ended the day by practicing my German and reading a book 

Today I woke up and did My requirements for taekwondo. Then I went to taekwondo and only did one class because my mom was really rushing me out the house. Because I’m going to the beach! Once I finished the Drive. I went to the beach!! It was a lot of fun!! But then I got back to the Hotel I watch a movie then went back to the beach!! Then I came back to the Hotel I look out on our balcony. Then went back to the beach! We didn’t get in the water we were looking for crabs. Then my sister Slammed me into the sand and I Twisted my legs and kept hold of her and then she fell to the ground  and I did to but before I could get up a big wave hit us and I got soaked!! but then I took a shower and...

Today I woke up to go to work which was good, just the usual, but after that we had a lot of fun. We went to Rockhill SC, to go to a paintball place called Central Paintball, I really enjoyed it. It was for my friends 16th birthday, it was just a lot of fun though I got hit a lot. I loved it, and it was good to get back into it since the last time I played I was in 6th grade. I enjoyed it though. After that I went home and now just chillin with my family.

Today I woke up and went to class. When we were done I did a mentor session.   We worked on bolo and stick form 3.   I got some breakfast and then came home.   Once I got home I waited for my driving instructor to come.  Then he made me check the car to make sure it was all good. Once we were all set.  We drove around the neighborhood for a while.  Then we went up to Davidson. When that was over I took a Nap and then ate lunch.  

When I woke up I went to black belt class and helped with the class after.  In between the classes I did bolo form with Instructor Logan.  I got home and went to the pool with my friends.  I'm so tired from a busy day.  See you tomorrow. 

Ummm…I woke up today and I went to class.  They were talking about mentor sessions so I had one today and learned bolo. I also went for a walk today. Dad and I walked the dowg for 2 miles.  After that we thought about going to the the pool but we didn’t.  Spoiler alert. We are going to a water park tomorrow.  Last fun thing before school start.  Tonight they had a food truck at our pool so I had tacos and chips. 10/10. I would recommend.  That’s it for today. See ya tomorrow. 

I hope everyone had a super Saturday and is excited for special Sunday today. I got up and packed to go rock climbing at Rocky face. I got in the car and when I got there, me and my friends listen to all the rules that we had to know before climbing up the mountain. We started with repelling down the side of the mountain at least 50 foot drop. After lunch there was another course open that was at least 85 feet. I was the first one that was able to make it to the top. then I came home and ate dinner while watching movie with my family. I hope it was a super Saturday for all good night!!! P.S. Today is National peach pie day!!! ~Magnolia~

Training day! We did a couple of rolls and fall combinations, practiced Kwansul and chagisul, and finally worked on special number 1 (Bocho special).

Saturday- got up early and finished packing my bag and the car for the beach. Got over to the morning blackbelt class. Man was that a lot of falls and rolls. But I’m not nearly as sore from them as I would have been at the beginning of this cycle, I guess I’m getting better. We made it to the beach this afternoon, everyone is off having a good time, I’m still worried about keeping Up with all our requirements while we are here!

Today I woke up this morning and I went to sparing class to get my class done then I helped out in jr Tiger. Now I need 1 more assistance credit. Last I went back home and took myself a nap and I woke up and I felt energized. I went running and did some exercises. Today was a great day. 

Today I woke up went to black belt class then i went to the store after that i went home then i did my requirments then i played video games.

Hi King Tiger Family. It has been a few days. Missed a couple journals. Busy but good. Nate had first cross country meet today and he crushed it. I’ll let him tell the story. Day went well. Got requirements to do. Have a great night and weekend. 

Today, I woke up bright and early, grabbed a snack, and headed to the dojang. I took part in Master Evan’s 15 minute seconds and higher class and then took a black belt class. I also got a leadership credit after that. When I got home I did my requirements. I then read and had lunch. I hung out for the afternoon and then had dinner. Tonight, I will catch up on requirements, shower, clean, and read my book. Goodnight everyone.

So today I was sparring mr honeycutt and got kicked in the face. I was okay but it was a hard hit so it hurt a bit. Then I sparred another kid and I underestimated his strength because he was vey strong but I got kicked in the arm. Then I did requirements at taekwondo and then ran. I am going to a sleepover at declans house so I am doing my journal earlier than usual. Goodbye.

Good afternoon, I'm currently doing my white belt essay. I had a mentee session, sparring, class, and leadership. Cant believe we're half way through the cycle, it feels like we should have been here a month ago. Body being a pain in the butt. Cant believe all the things I accomplished over the cycle so far: I learned and memorized all poomsaes, got a girlfriend,  help out many people, went to black belt classes, and able to do a pull up. Good luck everyone on the next half, don't give up. Have a good day.

Today was another busy Saturday. First I went to tae Kwon do and then did sparing then did all of my requirements for my cycle. After that I did leader ship and then went to do my run with Flynn. And now I’m going to have a sleepover with flynn, Landon, and even.

Hello there my friends, today I went to BBC, Black Belt Class and had a good time and I wished Master Natasya Happy Birthday and we got BBC checked off and then we went home. After we chilled at home for a little but then we went and got Master Natasya a Nothing Bundt Cakes cake and gave it to her. But when we went home we saw this funny squirrel who was looking for nuts and we saw him jumping like a bunny. But then he went up part of the tree and then started hanging with his legs and only his legs and started nibbling on his nut. But when we got out of the car he dropped his nut and went up the tree, I hope everyone is having a good morning.

Last night I got new lightsaber parts because the other parts weren't working properly. They would keep unscrewing and untightening if I even just touched it so we got new ones and they work great! I can swing it around with no issues and I can hit people with it and it probably won't hurt too bad. Anyway, I gotta go now see you guys on Monday, I've got to do some stuff, bye!

Training day! Sparring class is scheduled for 5:45 today, so I logged off work earlier than usual to get started with my workouts just prior to class time. Then I went in earlier to complete my daily requirements. Ran a total of 4 gentle miles and did some extra work all over to cover for my slow days. Phew!

Sore day, slow day. Could not run today because of the soreness, just felt sick all over. Managed to practice some kicks and poomse.

Friday- I really felt good this week. We went everyday and got some sort  of leadership or mentor/mentee work done almost everyday. Saturday after BB class we leave for the beach,  I hope we can keep up our morning runs and requirements. 

today I woke up early and I have my day planned out. I should go jog after bbc to get up in the morning. Then I'll come home eat breakfast and help out. Then I'll put my little siblings to sleep and go play with my friends for a little bit.

This was a rough week with work and getting requirement done, but that’s why you get a head early. Plus I have six days off now. I was able to go to sparring class at North Charlotte dojang, very fun and Instructor Max is a great instructor. Tried Korea bbq tonight, it was a good experience and I picked up some sweets to try in the tomorrow.

Double class fridays. Had Black Belt Class then Sparring right after. Still have a stuffy nose so breathing wasn't the best but I made it. All this exercise is paying off. 

It’s finally Friday! But I still have to wake up early tomorrow for black belt class. We did lots of drills in sparring class today and finished with some flow sparring.

At black belt class, we practiced stances, arm positions for striking and forms It made it easier to know where to strike and position my front stance for it. When I got back home I resumed my poomsae and self-defense practice with pull-ups and planks in between and had dinner afterwards.

I woke up and I went to black belt class.  I am keeping it short today. I have a fantasy football draft.  I went to my friends house and played Xbox. Then I got home and that’s all for the day.  Bye. 

Today I woke up and I played with my friend for a while.  I went to black belt class. There were no rolls and falls so I did jump rope instead.   In class we did line drills about different attacks in kwan sol.  

Sparring class was actually fun tonight. I usually don't say that about sparring, but I like the way that Instructor Max breaks down drills so that we are working on techniques rather than trying to kick each other to death.  I also like that we can also use our hands rather than traditional TKD sparring where you are just using kicks.  Class is early tomorrow, so this entry will be a bit shorter than most.  Today is Instructor Mark's birthday so if you are so inclined wish him a happy belated birthday.

It's finally Friday!  We're at the end of week 6 and, I suppose, officially halfway through the Cycle.  It's also my birthday which is ironic given that the first day of week 1 was our wedding anniversary.  For my birthday I did something I don't normally do and treated myself to a lunch out. After work I packed up all my stuff and headed down to the dojang for sparring class.  I really like the way Instructor Max teaches things differently than Master Evins - it's always helpful to get a different perspective and train in different ways.  We did a lot of new stuff and I think it was both fun and educational.  Afterwards we came home, had dinner, and worked on Cycle stuff for a bit before it was time to get everyone ready for bed.  Gotta get to bed early tonight as we've been told to show up 15...

Today was the first day out of state for me in a while. It was nice to meet some family I hadn't seen is years or longer. I practiced my forms, kicks, etc, and did my requirements early so I would have some down time before packed events later in the day. I also just made it to my 3rd unit in my German lessons today, so I feel like I'm making progress on that a lot easier compared to earlier this year.

I went to school and It was good we got our house there then I went to do a mentee session then do a rolls and falls class then that got canceled so I waited till black belt class then after that I played games with one of my friends then did some pull ups and got lots of self defense in. Good night 😴💤🌙 

Hello, I got up, went to school, did my exercises, went to black belt class, ate Taco Bell, went home and watched Tv. I hope everyone had a really good day.

Today I woke up to go to school and today was a good school day with a lot of activities. In PE we did something called the pacer test, which is where you have a certain amount of time to go from one side of the gym to the other side, and you keep going until you can't keep up anymore, and the time gets shorter and shorter to where your at the point where your sprinting every time. After school I went home and I chilled there until I had to go to Tae Kwon Do. We had black belt class and advance sparring, with the pictures at the same time, so overall a great day.

Today I went to school and I finished my requirements for the day, after I went to black belt class and I ate Taco Bell for dinner. We are watching Stanger Things right now and I needed to journal before I forgot, so goodnight! 

So today I did some schoolwork and went straight from there to taekwondo for pictures. Then I took black belt class where we did stick form which was fun. I also got some requirements done. Then went to run. Now I am chillin at home. goodnight.

I hope everyone had a fantastic Friday and is except for super Saturday!!! Today I got up and went to school and lunch. Me and my friends decided we were going to do the spicy pepper challenge. After school, I went straight to get my allergy shots and then to Barnes & Noble! When we finish up, I head on over to only to find out there was no rolls and falls class. We finally got our Curriculum sheets at Friday black class. When I got home, I went down to the pool and hung out with some people that I knew. Then I went home because my friend was all home alone. Hope it was a fantastic Friday for all good night!!! P.S. Today is National sponge cake day!!! ~Magnolia~

Tomorrow is a big day! Race day tomorrow! That meant a lot of preparation today! I woke up this morning and went to Walmart to finish off my school supplies shopping (I still had to buy a few things on Amazon). Then I came home and did a few things before getting a hair cut. I then came home and did a few more things before taking a nap. After I woke up I went for an easy run to prepare my legs for tomorrow. I then came home ate, showered, stretched, and now I am here.

Hey everybody, today I woke up early and had breakfast. I then went to school and had a decent day. I played basketball, watched a show in Spanish, did a paper in biology, I then had lunch and played football. After lunch, I went to civics and did a current event, I took a quiz in English, and then took notes in math. After school, I went home and had a snack. Then I walked to TKD and got a class assistance credit as well as a black belt class. I walked back home and had a night of dinner, chores, talking to a friend and the cycle. See you tomorrow for class. Goodnight.

Today was a trying day emotionally, mentally, and physically. Getting home from school close to 5pm does not leave much time for anything. I came home had about 10 minute break and had to turn around and go to classes tonight. I tried to not get in my head or let the negative thoughts take over. I am hitting a wall. I just want to relax. I took some breaths and pushed through my frustrations and tiredness. I only did 1 mile tonight and I saw a friend that I did my cool down lap with. I am still noticing pain in my left knee when I run. When do I need to be concerned about this pain?

Today  I woke up and did my requirements for taekwondo. Then I cleaned my house because I’m going to the beach tomorrow after taekwondo. But after that I went to my friend’s house and then I did some more cleaning. Then I watched a movie then I went on a walk with my dog.then I went to taekwondo and now I am done for the day. GOOD NIGHT!!!!

Today was a good day! I had a good day at school. I learned a lot in my classes today and my teacher is awesome. I went running with my Dad and finished exercises. I am getting stronger and happy about it. 

Today I went to school then I went home for a bit then I went to black belt class.

I know our journal entry is suppose to be detailed about our day. Unfortunately,  for tonight,  it won't be.  I've been fighting a migraine which goes to a head and vise versa all day. Thete is weather coming through which triggers these headaches and migraines. Hopefully the weather will pass and I can get back to feeling 'normal' 

Good afternoon, Yesterday I helped out during testing, It was my first time helping out during testing. I also listened to some Morgan Wallen. Have a good day

Today i had a nice breakfast and headed to school. I had a math quiz and a ELA seminar but i think i did fine in those. I went to after school and played pickle ball with Willow and River. Then i did sparring class. I forgot my jump rope so i had to do burpees. Yikes. We did flow sparring so it was fun. Then i came home, showered, and here i am now. Okay i'm done now.

Started the day carrying a bunch of cases of water to 3rd floor apartments during my Amazon shift. I feel like this might have been more challenging than my regular requirements. Did my run and physical requirements done before work. I really feel like my kicks have improved, but not consistently yet. Getting ready for rolls and falls followed by black belt class. Looking forward to the second half of the cycle.

Went and helped with older kids/adult testing. It was fun and glad to be of help. still feeling sick so i had almost no energy for much in terms of requirements. but will practice poomsae later tonight.

In the morning, I went to my campus class. I have been standing up most of the time getting to understand procedures with the machines I was working with. Came back, did requirements and read my cycle book, then went to class assistance and sparring class. This might have been the least sweaty and intense I've been in a sparring so far. As I came back I had my leftover Ihop and called it a day.

I haven't been sleeping as much as I should be the past few days  so I feel like I'm dragging quite a bit.  The good thing is that usually when I get time to sleep I don't usually have issues with sleeping.  Once in a while I get a bout of insomnia.  It always makes me feel bad for people with regular insomnia.  I don't know how they do it.    So as we typically do, Mark and I practiced our self defense and forms together.  The good thing about practicing and practicing together is usually the other person remembers what you don't.  It also makes me more comfortable with doing self defenses since you get to practice with an actual person attacking, and you can play around with hand/foot placements with more time flexibility than in class.  I feel like this has absolutely helped me improve self defenses over time,...

I got up today and, somewhat reluctantly, dragged myself out the house for a walk.  I'm behind on mileage and while I know I'll have time to make it up, I don't want to get too far behind after losing a lot of days to bad weather.  Between before work and during lunch, I managed to knock out three miles and finally got within 90% of where I'm supposed to be so the warning message on the tracking finally disappeared.  I'm getting better about getting physical requirements done before 5pm and, in fact, had most of them done by time I went out for my lunch walk.  I guess that's easier to do when you don't wind up taking lunch until after 1pm but I'll take the small victory. Gabe changed her mind about helping with class so I packed up her uniform and her bag and brought that down with my...

Today I slept late because we got home really late last night from the beach. This evening we went and helped at class and I did punches and kicks. We took class and did sparring and then got Chick-fil-A for dinner! Whoo!

First day back home. We helped out at class and I did warm-ups. Then we took class... Then we did sparring. So glad to have another of those done.

On Tuesday, I woke up, finished my requirements, and went to school. After school, I did my homework and ran for 2 miles. On Wednesday, I woke up to late and went to school. Then, I spent a very long time doing homework. I was also not feeling very well, so I couldn't complete my other requirements except for running 1.5 miles. Today, I felt better and woke up at the usual time. After school, I caught up on all of my missed requirements from Wednesday. Have a good night.

Today felt like a Friday, even though it isn’t. I feel very discombobulated, I was tired the entire day and didn’t feel like doing anything. But you can't just sit around and do nothing, especially when you’re on the cycle, I had to push forward and get everything out of the way before finally resting up.

This will be short, I got up went to school and then after school when we went home I did my exercises and rode my bike. Then we went to TKD and I did sparring and it was fun, then we went home and ate macaroni and cheese. Then we watched Stranger Things, I hope everyone had a awesome day.

Today I had sparring we worked on some foot work.  then I had pizza for dinner.

Today was a good day at school and I learned a lot in Science and Math. I went running with my Dad and worked on my exercises. I feel good about my Pomesaes and self defense but I will keep practicing so I get better. 

Today was an exhausting day. First I woke up and ate breakfast, then went to school and went to my homeroom. Then after school I went to taekwondo to help with testing.

Today, I slept in and then got up for a healthy breakfast. I got to school and played basketball, did some assignments in health, notes in Spanish, a chart in Biology, lunch outside, watched a government show in civics, continued reading lord of the flies in English, and took notes in math. I went to work where I got a leadership credit, class assistance credit, and a mentee session. Then I took sparring and got that credit where we worked on footwork. I went home for a night of dinner and homework. Goodnight everyone.

I woke up went to school then my friend sprained his ankle then I went to sparing class had a shower then went to bed. Good night 💤😴.

Today I went to school as usual then I went home did my homework after that I went to taekwondo then I went home and celebrated my sisters birthday 🎂 and had cake peace ✌🏻.

Today I woke up and went to work.  I was with group 2. We split group 2 into 3 groups today for the magic show.  After all 3 groups were done with the show we had snow cones.   I got Mango.  Then they just played electronics for the remainder of the day.  I came home took a nap and then went to sparring.   I am going to head over to a friend’s house for a little bit.  

When I woke up it started out as a normal day - went to school, did my work, came home.  I went to sparring tonight. We worked on stretch kicks and ax kicks.  Then we put our gear on and sparred.  I was sparring Magnolia, but while we were sparring I was accidentally punched in the eye by another black belt.  I fell on the ground and went to sit down.  Master Natasya got me an ice pack.  When I got home my dad asked what happened to your eye.  I told him and he promised me ice cream after dinner.  I snuggled on the couch with my biggest squish - a -mellow.  Now I'm eating my delicious ice cream and writing my journal and praying for my eye to feel better. See you tomorrow - have a great day!

Today i woke up had a glass of milk and went to school. School was cool. I did push ups and sit ups during P.E. When i got to king tiger i got to see River an Jett test for their bocho's. They both got them in front of me. (congratulations) I did my jump roping at king tiger and also did my poomseas, self defense and kicks. Then i proceeded to cook everybody in mario cart. Today was a fun day. Hoping to get leadership credit tomorrow. Okay i'm done now.                        

I woke up and dad brought me some breakfast. He had to go to the doctor today so he got Bojangles on the way home. I did my requirements early today.  I then went to sparring tonight.  I didn’t do much before class tonight.  That’s all about my day. Boring. Good nite.  

Happy Thursday  I had open house tonight.  Meeting after meeting at school.  SO CHALLENGING to get everything in.  Next week will be a huge challenge to get my classes in. We are required to stay at school until all the busses have dropped off our kiddos. I may need to bring my do bock to school to save time.  It's going to be very challenging to balance everything I need to do for blackbelt cycle and school.  I hope I can do this. 

Today I went to school and I did my classes and I finished my homework at school so that's good. I also went to our schools football and soccer field for P.E. and it's called the Grey. There's a track that goes around the football field so I did two miles for next week, I needed to do something that I'm kind of good at because I'm pretty bad at football and soccer. I finished my requirements and I helped my mom make some baseboards for our laundry room, and I got to work on my puzzle that I've been working on for a while. The puzzle is a 1000 piece Darth Vader puzzle with three colors, red, black and grey so I've been struggling to finish that. Anyway, gotta go, I'm going to be at sparring tonight so I can get some stuff out of the way, I've also been...

So today i did some school work and then ran two miles. Today was faster than usual but i was very sore after catching up on pushups yesterday. now i am chillin. goodbye

Wednesday-I had to go into the office today, (funny how much this is a big deal to me now, when i did it 5 days a week for 15 years) which really cuts  into my morning routine, I was only able to run and get some requirements done, but not all. Afterwork, I got a quick haircut. I give the same instructions every time, but it was a different barber than normal and i got a completely different haircut. Oh-well, it grows back. Classes were good- the 4:45 and 5:15 seems to be extra busy now that school has started, happy to help assist with those. Then attended to 6pm and got a mentor session in with Master Marcus.     

Climbing! Multiple steps up today as we practiced with multiple masters. Master Wicks and Master Dege are back! The theme was about bocho dan self defense, taekwon forms, bolo, and double short stick forms. Also practiced short stick forms 1&2 earlier with Mj.

Today we did some more work on  bocho self defense, master evans was showing us the intricate details of our self defense. during a mentor session I learned more of my special.

Well, i have a dumb head cold. No classes today as it was testing day at Harrisburg. I will be going to help out tomorrow for the older kids/adults testing. Didn't really feel up to much today in terms of activity. I did manage just over a mile of walk/jog, jump rope and a lot of push ups and sit ups, kicks etc..