New Workspace for T

This is T’s new school workspace. Two monitors. The big one to read all his work on and the laptop screen to answer his questions on. He’s so excited to be able to do this so he doesn’t have to keep flip flopping back to the reading assignment when looking for answers to questions. #stayingmotivated #gettingschoolworkdone 

WOW Kick-A-Thon 3/13/2021

A great day was had by all the kids doing the kick a thon. T did 376 kicks in 5 minutes. He did such a great job. I’m looking forward to hearing what the final total of monies raised will be. 

T and His Buddy Chris Running

T and Chris have been running and training hard everyday. He’s really excited to be at Mrs Donna’s training with her son, Chris and his coach, Master Wasiu. This has been a pivotal week for him so far and it’s only halfway over. 

Scot and I, however, have been working on things around the house that need attention and the house is getting organized and straightened up like it hasn’t been in a very long time. It’s coming together nicely and we’ve been able to get a ton done. Now if only I can get T to be better about staying organized and keeping things looking this way that will be an amazing accomplishment but let’s face it he’s fixing to officially be a teen and the typical teen signs are all there. Yeah for us....NOT!

T Taught Class at WOW TaeKwonDo

T got to help teach regular class for the little kids last night at WOW TaeKwonDo where he does his sparring training with his coach. He is having a good week. It’s a spring board week to get him moving in the right direction with his training so that he’ll be ready for his first tournament in over a year on April 10th in Florida. 

Training Week w/o Momma

This is the first time since T was born that I’ve been without him for an entire week. He’s having his Spring Break this week and he’s at a friends house training with him and his coach for the week.  T is getting ready for the April 10th tournament in Florida. This pic was sent to me of the boys out running. 

T is getting after it this week and is looking forward to having time with his coach to work on things.

 Our kid is such a busy kid. First the two day Instructor 
Academy from 8:30am to 5:30pm each day on Saturday and Sunday and now an entire week of intense training with his buddy, Chris, and his coach, Master Wasiu. This kid doesn’t have much down time in his life. Always focused and always pushing toward his goals. 

I’m taking advantage of his time away from home to go through all his clothes and stuff and oraganize and get rid of what doesn’t fit him anymore along with organizing the entire house. I’m hoping once things are organized I’ll have time to clean before we head back down on Friday for the Kick-A-Thon they are doing to raise funds for new equipment.

Praying he learns a lot and makes great strides this week while he trains. 

2/27/2021 In House Tournament at WOW TaeKwonDo

I realized I forgot to post about this event. T is learning a lot and getting prepared to fight (April 10th) in only his third sparring event since becoming a cadet fighter in 2020. We can thank the China Virus for that. Here are some pics of the In House Tournament from 2/27/2021. 

T being coached by Master Flemming. 

T is learning to keep his opponents from scoring on the hogu. 

Instructor Academy 2021 - T is now a BuJoGyo

T had the privilege of being invited to attend Black Belt World’s Instructor Academy this past weekend. You usually have to be 13 to attend. They’ve been after him to attend for a long while now. The timing was just right for him to finally attend. He learned a lot and talked our ears off about all he learned for when he owns his own dojang someday. T is so proud of this accomplishment and we are so proud of all he’s doing in TaeKwonDo. Now T is officially a BuJoGyo. After the next time he takes the class and is officially 13 his instructor name will change but for now that is what his instructor name is.  

T with his certificate. He now has certification as an instructor. 

T’s front row in the red mask. 

While GMaster (short for Grand Master) Lee did most of the teaching GMaster Vincent (pictured here) came during the instructor academy and taught some as well. T loves GMaster Vincent. 

T with GMaster Lee. He so loves anytime he can be taught by this amazing GMaster. T admires him so much. 

T has informed us he wants to take the instructor academy every time they have it so he can learn even more. He’s being a forward thinker and really thinking about his future and his own dojang. The kid is growing up and becoming a man way sooner than this momma is prepared for...LOL! 

Good Read!!!

BREAKING NEWS: Seventy-Two Killed Resisting Gun Confiscation In Massachusetts. 

National Guard units seeking to confiscate a cache of recently banned assault weapons were ambushed by elements of a Para-military extremist faction. Military and law enforcement sources estimate that 72 were killed and more than 200 injured before government forces were compelled to withdraw.

Speaking after the clash, Massachusetts Governor Thomas Gage declared that the extremist faction, which was made up of local citizens, has links to the radical right-wing tax protest movement.

Gage blamed the extremists for recent incidents of vandalism directed against internal revenue offices. The governor, who described the group’s organizers as “criminals,” issued an executive order authorizing the summary arrest of any individual who has interfered with the government’s efforts to secure law and order.

The military raid on the extremist arsenal followed wide-spread refusal by the local citizenry to turn over recently outlawed assault weapons.

Gage issued a ban on military-style assault weapons and ammunition earlier in the week. This decision followed a meeting in early this month between government and military leaders at which the governor authorized the forcible confiscation of illegal arms.

One government official, speaking on condition of anonymity, pointed out that “none of these people would have been killed had the extremists obeyed the law and turned over their weapons voluntarily.”

Government troops initially succeeded in confiscating a large supply of outlawed weapons and ammunition. However, troops attempting to seize arms and ammunition in Lexington met with resistance from heavily-armed extremists who had been tipped off regarding the government’s plans.

During a tense standoff in the Lexington town park, National Guard Colonel Francis Smith, commander of the government operation, ordered the armed group to surrender and return to their homes. The impasse was broken by a single shot, which was reportedly fired by one of the right-wing extremists.

Eight civilians were killed in the ensuing exchange.

Ironically, the local citizenry blamed government forces rather than the extremists for the civilian deaths. Before order could be restored, armed citizens from surrounding areas had descended upon the guard units. Colonel Smith, finding his forces over matched by the armed mob, ordered a retreat.

Governor Gage has called upon citizens to support the state/national joint task force in its effort to restore law and order. The governor also demanded the surrender of those responsible for planning and leading the attack against the government troops.

Samuel Adams, Paul Revere, and John Hancock, who have been identified as “ringleaders” of the extremist faction, remain at large.

And this fellow Americans, is how the American Revolution began, April 20, 1775.

History. Study it, or repeat it.

Amped Training

Training has been amped up for T. The coaches are getting him ready for competitions to start happening. They seem to think by May that competitions will be in full swing again. But it’s still a wait and see. T is so ready to be competing again. 

We got the osgood schlatters in his knees under control. He’s doing much better now. But now we are dealing with a shoulder issue. He’s under laser protocol for it. We’ve seen the results with his knees so we know it will work for his shoulder too. There’s always something to deal with to keep our guy in top condition. We are so thankful that we are able to do what’s necessary to keep him being able to make forward progress. 

Here’s a couple pictures of the misalignment he had. 

We were so thankful it was put back in place quickly and put under laser protocol to help the healing and recovery process be quicker. T is one tough young man and this too shall pass. 

RIP Carman (2/17/2021)

Two great men passed away yesterday. Carman a Christian artist who redefined contemporary music with his songs. He never did a paid concert. All of his concerts were free to anyone who came. He fought and beat cancer. He went in for a routine hernia surgery that resulted in internal bleeding and kidney and liver failure from the internal bleeding. He fought a good fight and got to hear the words all Christians want to hear, “Well done good and faithful servant”. #ripcarman

The other a lot don’t see as a great man but we do and that was Rush Limbaugh. His radio show was huge and we enjoyed listening to him. He was a fighter as well but he lost his battle with cancer yesterday but he lived much longer than any of his doctors had predicted. 

Of the two the crushing blow was from hearing of Carman’s death. For him to have been healed of cancer after being told he wouldn’t by his doctors then to go in for a routine surgery and lose his life because of it really has struck the Christian community hard. He reached thousands upon thousands of people for the Lord. 

Here’s one of my favorite songs he did in recent years that is still very true today as the day he recorded it.