TKD testing and some progress

This past Saturday was spend in the dojang for the girls G stripe test towards their 2nd Dan (2nd Degree Black Belt). I took some pictures before hand while the kids were relaxed and enjoying themselves.

This is April, and she is pretty much my third daughter and is REALLY tight with my girls. She is such an inspiration to them (and me). She is almost a 3rd Dan..the girls adore her.

Helping guide and prepare for some board breaks before the test...

Well, I had it all in my mind to take some pictures while helping out with the test (I dress in uniform to help even if I'm not testing) and boy was I wrong with that! Master Shinn asked me to sit next to him at his table to help conduct the test! He introduced the Black Belts and then called me to sit right next to him. HUH??? Me? *whoa* Inside I was an excited school girl and on the outside I had to have a poker face during testing soooooooo....I didn't get any pics of the girls going at it. Major bummer. I had to remain very calm while they tested in front of me and I didn't make any eye contact with them. Boy, was that ever HARD!

Aprils' mom, Theresa, did manage to take a picture of me with Master Shinn however blogger, once again, is turning it sideways so I can't post it but trust me, I will treasure it. It's a rare occasion. The girls did a fantastic job and DD #2 sailed through her board with the first attempted like it was butter. DD #1 sailed through her knife hand strike the first time but it took her second attempts to get her two foot breaks (spin hook kick and round), but she did it and passed just fine. I truly am proud of the girls. They continue to grow into beautiful little ladies....little ladies that can take any boy down in a flash! LOLOL :)

Next month will be another proud moment for us because my boys are crossing over into Boy Scouts. Wow. It just seemed like yesterday that they were little Tiger Cubs! Now DS #2 is taller than me...what the heck? I know...I'm shrinking...it sucks. lol

Stitchy update:
Here is some progress on page 2. I've now moved from red to yellow! Yeah! *snort*...I sound like an episode of Sesame Street.

I was asked if I liked working with all this red and frankly, it isn't bothering me! I was surprised but when I take the pics like the one below here, I can see the variation with the clouds and it is turning out pretty cool! I can't wait to get to the Mermaid...


I received my Lizzie*Kate Exchange Round 3 from Lisa D and I just love it. She wove the ribbon on the side! Brave woman, 'cuz you wouldn't see me doing that! LOL Thanks so much Lisa, well done and it's proudly being displayed in my home right now. :)

Ok, I normally don't like having my picture taken at ALL (I tend to scrunch my chin in which gives me no neck, which I have a round face anyway, which can I find anything else wrong with me?...oh yeah, when I do that it makes me look like Jabba lol), hence the reason why in my profile pic I'm hiding behind Stitch, but I wanted to share my new 'forties' hair cut. I figure I better grow up a little....

Before:

After!

I really like the cut, it is SO easy! I don't care if I'm too 'round' (all over lololol) for it. After seeing how the dark circles under my eyes are dark from a big lack of sleep, I figured I'd better do something to help me out in the morning so I could sleep in just a few minutes more! My hair is as straight as a board, no natural curl...nada. Needless to say the 80's were a scary time for my hair. Aqua Net. That's all I'm sayin'.

Well, that's it for now..I hope everyone has a great week. Until then, I leave ya hangin....

Lori