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Pic from Today

Just figured I’d show you the latest and greatest pic of my foot and leg. Oh the colors we will change to…

Chiropractor Today

Chiropractor appointment went well today. There was lots of adjustments that needed to be made because of my fall. He did a laser treatment on me to see where I was so he could know how to steer the at home therapy plan with the at home laser unit. He’s given us a plan and we go back next week to see how much progress we’ve made with this plan. I’m hoping by next week I can be using my leg more and not have to be so dependent on the crutches. Crutches are no fun and when you’re out of shape and overweight it makes simple things like walking up stairs to get into the house almost and impossibility. Glad I don’t have to leave it again til my next Chiropractor appointment.  

Update on my Leg and Foot

Swelling is completely down in my toes and it feels like it’s down in my foot too. Today has been my best day yet since the fall. I’ve been really good about taking the pain meds and keeping it elevated. When I walk with the crutches now it doesn’t hurt near as bad as it did. A lot of that has to do with the swelling being down I’m sure. Donna has been a God Send. She has been there like no bodies business to help me in my time of need. After getting T past the initial upset and scare of it all he’s doing better. I’ve gotten a lot of rest because of this. It was much needed too but I certainly didn’t wanna get it this way…LOL!  Sleeping has been hard because I have to sleep on my back and I’m so not a back sleeper but this too shall pass. Scot and my mom are coming to pick us up from Mrs Donna’s this evening and get us back home. I wish I could say I can’t wait to get home and sleep in my own bed but I still won’t be sleeping in my own bed. I’ll be relocating downstairs into our guest bedroom for the time being. 

I will be going to the chiropractor tomorrow and having him check me out and adjust me. After that we’ll see if I need to make an appointment with ortho or not. Since nothing is broke I’m hoping and praying we can get things healing good and be able to avoid the ortho doctor. We’ll see because only time will tell. 

That’s all I have for now. I’ll let ya know things as I know them so chow for now. 

(Picture taken last night before I went to 😴 💤)

I’ve Fallen and I can’t get up...

My new award that I got for slipping and falling in the rain today😢. I badly sprained my knee and ankle. When I do something there’s no half way...LOL!  If it doesn’t start feeling better in a couple of days I make an appointment with ortho for them to look at it. So thankful for the awesome parents from T’s team who helped me. Such incredible families/teammates that are on T’s team😁. We will be at Mrs. Donna’s until Monday evening when my husband and mom come to take us back home. 

This is the first time I’ve hurt myself like this since I was a teenager. T was in so much shock over it because mom has never been hurt like this in his lifetime. He was pretty scared. He’s better now. I made a goof though. I kept Scot informed of what was going on while at urgent care but not T. Note to self...next time there’s an emergency situation keep both my guys in the loop. Praying there won’t be a next time. 

School

The 2020-2021 school year is coming to an end.  We are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. We’ve been plugging along all week. We’d like to finish early this year and it just might happen.  Planning on going ahead and getting his EOG’s out of the way as well. Love homeschooling but don’t let the fact that I love homeschooling to mean that it doesn’t have its challenges because it has plenty challenges and hard days. We love the flexibility it affords T to be able to train and compete like he does. The boy is growing so much. Been way too many changes this year for this momma. My boy is becoming a man entirely too quickly😥. I wouldn’t trade any of it for anything in the world though. Lots of adjustments but overall it’s been a great school year. 

New Favorite Pic

Life can get a little crazy at times and days can be a blur of activity but I wouldn’t trade this life for anything in the world. Being a mom has been the hardest most fulfilling job ever. 

Juan Moreno Seminar @ Achieve TaeKwonDo Today

Today T got to be in front of two of the AAU National Coaches. Juan Moreno did a fantastic seminar and T walked away having learned a lot today. Juan Moreno took time today specifically with T to help him with a couple of techniques. T was in front of him a ton today. It was a great opportunity for T. He walked away feeling great because both AAU National coaches had taken time to encourage him and help him grow as an athlete. It’s always nice when you get encouragement from top coaches like that that are outside of your normal circle of coaches that you learn and grow from. Today was a big faith builder for T of what his coaches from WOW already know but wanted him to hear from other coaches as well. The team had a great time and worked a lot of skills and drills.  A great day was had by all the athletes that attended today. 

Team Pic w/Medals from AAU Florida Championship

Team pic w/Medals and two individual pics of T with his medal from last weekends AAU Florida Championship taken at WOW TaeKwonDo earlier tonight. 

Scot’s New Glasses

Scot and his new Oakley’s. 

Video of T’s 1st and 2nd Match

T was fantastic in his first match. Here’s the video link. It may be a while before you can watch it though. 

https://rumble.com/vfl3mv-aau-florida-championship-2021.html

T had a tough 2nd match but he learned a lot from it and that’s always a win. Here’s the video of the second match. 

https://rumble.com/vfuj35-aau-florida-championship-match-2.html

Bronze Medalist

T brings home Bronze from the tournament. 3rd place out of 6 fighters. He fought fantastic first match. We haven’t seen him fight like that since he won the Grand Championship at the Kukkiwon Cup Championship.  Now he figures out what he needs to do to keep how he fought his first match in every match. Once he can do that he will be unstoppable. I will post a video once I’m home and I have better internet speed to upload the video. 

AAU Florida Championship Tomorrow

Made weight. Now for fight day tomorrow. T is looking forward to having the opportunity to fight and to learn tomorrow. New division brings opportunities to learn a lot so he can move forward. Sad part is it’s his second year in the division but first year of actually getting to really fight in the division and learn who his opponents are because of COVID. 

Before and After

Before picture at Christmastime and after picture just taken today. Before picture is when T was training at home through Zoom and the after picture is with him being in person with his team and coach. 

It’s such a huge difference. T is training like crazy now and will finally be competing this weekend in a tournament. His first tournament in over a year. So stinkin’ excited for this kid and his entire team. 

Such A Busy Week

Training camps are always so busy. Lots of training, doing schoolwork, and training some more. I was able to take a couple of shots today with my phone. Not the best pics ever but I didn’t have my actual camera with me. 

The team is training so hard. They are so excited about fighting this weekend. It’s their first fight since US Open Feb-March of 2020. Over a year since they fought last.   

Mini Training Camp @ WOW TaeKwonDo

T and I are spending the week in Waxhaw, NC this week for training. It’s the last push getting the kids ready for the tournament in Florida on the 10th. T is so looking forward to being able to finally compete again. He’s spending much needed time with his coach and teammates. I’m getting to have some extra time to read and study while he trains. Mrs Donna has been incredible by letting T and I stay in her home for the week. I feel so much better about that then staying in a hotel. I’m not at the sessions this week so there probably won’t be any pictures unless I can sneak in and get some. Have a great week everyone!!!

Last Saturday’s (3/27/2021) In House Tournament

We’ve been doing in house Tournaments to get the kids ready for their first competition in over a year. T s looking forward to finally being able to compete again after over a year of no sparring competitions. I was able to get this great shot of T actually landing one of his sparring combinations on one of his opponents at this tournament. 

We are looking forward to seeing him move forward and make strides as competitions start to get back into full swing. 

T Update

Over the weekend T ate lots of  veggies and apples. Having ate so much it needed his tummy up big time. He dealt with diarrhea that led into some severe gas pains. Had him checked out and the doc said he’s full of gas. So we’ve been on a mission to alleviate the pain from it. From Tums to Gas Ex to Culturell this kid has all he needs to get thing moving and to give him relief. Plus he’s working out daily as well and that should help also. We took a walk with him on Tuesday evening and I got these pictures. He’s changing so much these days and growing a lot. It won’t be long now and he’ll be taller than me. My little man is no longer little😢. Time with him in our influence is growing shorter and shorter. Before ya know it he will be all grown up. I love this kid of ours so much. Life is never boring with him😁.