Lunch After Church…

We had Kanki Japanese Steak House for lunch and I was able to get a pic without him squinting. 

T L👀king Good!

The boy cleans up so good. We went to church for the first time since Covid locked us down today. The church we’ve been attending aren’t doing their 11am service anymore so we went to Cross Assembly’s  11am service and really enjoyed it. T knows so many teens his age there. Gonna get him plugged into the Youth Group with them. 

He’s squinting because of the bright sunlight. 

Sad News....

It's with a heavy heart that we say that T's competition Taekwondo Fighting journey has come to an end.  There were some mishaps that happened at Nationals during T's fight and instead of his coach/Master turning them into learning/growing experiences between coach and student his coach made a very extreme and harsh decision to kick T off the sparring team entirely.  T has been overwrought with heartbreak over all that has transpired since Nationals.  His coach wouldn't give T or Scot the time of day to talk and work things out.  They had a meeting with the coach but his mind was set and there was no changing it.  T has worked so incredibly hard and to have a coach do to him what was done was extreme and completely uncalled for.  The coach allowed his ego and pride to get in the way and he hurt a student very deeply who thought the world of him but now hates the man.  If he never ever sees this coach/Master again that will be fine with him.   I've never known him to be like this either.  We have all been so taken aback by this and are still reeling from it.  That someone could be as cruel and awful as this coach has been just astounds us.  At some point T will earn his 4th Dan Master stripe (probably back at Black Belt World with his Grand Master) but for now he's taking a complete break and we are looking forward to family time and being able to have some real fun instead of training and doing tournaments all the time.  T still wants to stay in shape though so we are looking into other options for that.  If he decides after some time has past to delve back into sparring then at that point we will have to find another coach entirely.  Either way we are just going to enjoy having more family time and I'm going to get my living room back.  Hooray for that!!!  

T’s Teen Cave Revamped…

We reorganized and moved things around to work better in T’s Teen Cave. He loves his new set up and the new home we did for his Guinea Pigs. 

T is in his element. He’s getting set up to earn money with his gaming. 

The Guinea Pigs love their new cage. 

We got T a Roku so he could listen to his music and watch movies as well. He loves the new set up. It really cleaned up nicely. 

Fun on the Lake at Flamingo Lake Jacksonville, Fl…

T has been having a great time on the lake at the campgrounds where we are staying. We rented a cabin at an rv park. Who knew that they had such things🤷🏻‍♀️?!?!  Now we know and we loved it. We’ll be looking into these more in the future when we travel. 

Made Weight…

T made weight easily all on his own. He fights tomorrow. 

More Upfit to the Trailer…

Scot has been doing more to upfit the trailer. I’m not sure what some of the pictures are of but I do know that it’s going to help with the equipment in the trailer. He also received the gas tank he ordered and will be getting that mounted as well. I love seeing him so excited to have something that works better for our business than what we had. What we had was falling apart. What we have now gives us more room to do what we do. 

Here are the pictures:

The pic above is a template that he used to cut down our chemical rack to suit the current needs of the business. 

The chemical rack is mounted in the new trailer. Underneath the rack will be where the spare tire for the trailer will be stored. 

Happy 4th!

Just want to take a moment and wish everyone a very Happy 4th of July. Enjoy celebrating 🥳 Independence Day with your friends and family.

T’s Credentials for Nationals…

T received his credentials for Nationals today. He is so looking forward to this opportunity to do his best and let the chips fall where they may. He’s also looking forward to all that he will learn at this event. 

Getting Excited....

We are just days away from traveling to USA Taekwondo Nationals being held in Jacksonville, Florida.  T is more prepared than he has ever been for this event.  He is looking forward to this opportunity to go and do his best and see where the chips fall.  Win or Learn this is a step forward to helping him become all that he can be in this sport.  He values every opportunity that he has to grow and do his best.  

As an added bonus I will get to see my cousin and my Aunt on this trip.  T has only met them once and he was really small.  He doesn't remember the visit at all.  This time I will be sure to get pictures.  #family1st