Good Form!

Maddie had another testing tonight, along with the others in her class.  There was one who advanced to third-degree belt, and two that advanced to second-degree.  Everyone else was in between, like Maddie, completing one testing of the however many it takes to move on to the next degree.

And in that respect, the evening was something we've seen quite a few times by this point.  We sort of get used to the format, and even the students are acclimated to it.  It's still a great occasion, and all the parents are lined up in chairs alongside the wall, cheering their kids on and snapping photos.  I'm somewhat of a staff photographer, taking pictures of all the students to post online.  I make sure I get a few of Maddie along the way though!

Permission to break board, sir!  This is one of those questions that all the students have to ask before actually attempting to break a board with foot and fist.  It would be amusing if the instructor said, "No, not today."

Still, he said yes.  And Maddie abuses boards.  It's becoming a habit.

This poor board was crushed.  It tried to keep itself together, but Maddie's foot-fist fiesta was just too much.

Aw, poor board.  Look at it fall to the ground like that, so sad and pathetic.  Poor board.

Ah, the time of the evening where students show good form, good form!

Good form!  Good form!

Yes, even the Captain would be impressed as Maddie did very well, and once again came out of the evening's testings with good form.

 

It was a good night, and we got back home a little later, but Maddie squeezed in some history homework and then a few episodes of "Monk."

Mom and I were working on "Exodus" some today, plus the Easter production of course.  She's doing some sewing with feathers and creating dancer costumes.  Maddie was at school of course, and I picked her up early from the car line.  Earlier, I was out there getting more leaves from the front yard - things are coming along with that front area, although there's a good bit to do.  Our birds are still visiting, and we have new squirrels that seem to be testing the limits of our feeders and patience, so we'll see how things unfold there.  Our sea monkeys have quite a few children squiggling about in the tank, so hopefully they can grow up and be the next generation.  As is, we're down to three adults - but these three were the ones from last Easter, and that's a long time for these little ones to survive.  I think they've done well.  I've been very careful to feed them regularly and give them oxygen quite a bit.

It was an average Monday otherwise.  But tonight's action made things a bit more exciting, of course.  We closed the night afterwards, reading our book, and then saying our prayers.  After that, everyone was a bit tired, and ready for a good long nap.