Year 2, Day 19: Catching up....

Well, my intent was to write this blog a little less often so I would start writing in my other blog a little more often.

Instead, I ignored both blogs!

However, I do have a good excuse. I thought I was moving and then my move was put on hold and now I have no idea if I am staying or going....so I am ignoring all things that involve a move and focusing on birthdays and Christmas!

Thankfully, during this time, I have been keeping up with my strength training and my Kung Fu practice.

Tonight's post is about Kung Fu.

Tonight, we took our test for Lotus Plum (our 1st student grade). It did not feel like a test. The entire class was devoted to working on all the things we should have learned for the 1st student grade. We worked with each other, we worked by ourselves, we worked with Sifu. At the end, he said we all passed.

I am so glad that is all the test was....I was nervous we were going to have to stand in front of each other (one by one) showing what we learned - like a recital. The kind of test we got felt more like a class.

We got a very cool Lotus Plum patch that we saw onto our shirts. We don't have belts like Karate.

Happy Walking!

Year 2, Day 9: 5 Gratitudes for Friday, 49

1. Well, this is a good as place as any to announce that we are moving, again. We are headed back "home" to family. Home is a relative term...it is really where ever the heart is and the heart is where the family lives. In this case, home is where extended family and some wonderful friends live. We are pretty excited. But the gratitude is not for the move, but for the reason - Steve has a job! I am always thankful that my husband has a job and is able to provide for us....especially since I love staying home!

2. My husband treating me to movers doing the packing this time around. Such a strain sensation to be decluttering and straightening the house only - the straightening is a must (have you seen my children's rooms lately?). My husband is laughing at me because as I am decluttering, I am also arranging the rooms....what can I say, I love to organize!

3. The early, quiet mornings...I spend it reading and exercising. I am not enjoying the strength training...at all. This is not a good sign since I want to do it for a full year. Trying to figure out what exactly I don't like so I can tweak it. Maybe I miss the children? Hmmm....What I do like is those early, quiet mornings. I love the peace before the rising "storm".

4. Hard working children. They are decluttering and organizing right alongside me. I am amazed at their willingness to give things away. They have been working very hard and only have another week or so of this kind of hard work. Such great children!

5. My sisters wonderful advice. Usually when my sister calls it is me dispensing the good advice, but this past week she helped me see my way clear of a fairly easy and "not big deal" problem - that I was, of course, making bigger than it needed to be. I love my sister!

Happy Walking!