First time sparring

Well, I clearly was more nervous than my son was going into this tournament. Beau is only 4 years old and it was his first time sparring at tournament. I made myself literally sick the days before thinking about it. He is the smallest one in our Taekwondo school sparring so I thought he'd be the littlest one at the tournament sparring too. Thank goodness this was not the case. The kids were very evenly matched and were all very close to the same size. He was not the biggest nor the smallest. He did a wonderful job. He did not get hurt and he did not hurt anyone and he did pay attention very well. He made sure to answer loud and clear with an impressive "Yes Ma'am" and he had a lot of fun. I am very proud of him how well he did sparring. He does need lots of work on his form! All in all, it was one of the best tournaments we attended. The weather was PERFECT! We really enjoyed the video, the shirts are awesome and the trophies were very cool! It was the first one we ever went to in Kendalville, but given the opportunity we will go again! The trip was even nice, not much road construction and we went through Shipshewana on the way home and got fresh pretzels and ice cream and looked at beautiful Amish crafts. The perfect end to a perfect day! Great Tournament Mr. Hayden!
The Photos above are Beau with Mr. Adams our most awesome taekwondo instructor and the other is Beau before he got his trophy after he competed.

Home Care and Homeschooling

It's been a while since my last blog.
We got our Taekwondo pictures back! I let him pick out his own background. His turned out PERFECT! Except for his swollen big toe that got stuck under the door... and that mosquito bite on his forehead.
I have been really busy lately. I have been working. I found a great way to help people, make money and keep homeschooling! It's been working out really well for us so far.
A friend's Mom recently had a short stay in a nursing home for therapeutic rehab. Once she was released she would need 24 hour care. I offered to help if my little boy could come too. Of coarse they gratefully accepted, they need all the help they can get and they love kids too. So I did that for a while. It was nice there. I could take care of that sweet lady and while she was resting or watching TV I could read to my son and work on our books. (We are both writing books, I think He will get published first! Mine is still in early stages.) Sometimes I would bring Art supplies and let him draw or color or make things too. It was nice to work with such a wonderful lady. They have since gotten a lady that can stay with her 24-7 so we got a little break.
My mom's boss also needed someone to help her mother-in-law who needs total care due to Alzheimer's 1 or 2 days a week. So we started doing that in July. Same thing, I can take my son, and teach him while we are there and still make a little money. I also think it is a good thing for this lady to see a little one around. She sometimes laughs when he says things that are funny or cute. Plus I think it is good for him to see that we need to care for and love and respect our elders. We participated in the Alzheimer's walk a couple years and now he understands what it is a little better.
I am glad we are making a little money I am planning on taking him to the Curious Kid's Museum in St. Joseph MI pretty soon, plus we are going to a Silverhawks game this week or next week. The 4-H fair is this week too. I also would like to take him miniature golfing this year. He seems to be really interested in golf. Not to mention the Taekwondo Tournament in Kendallville is coming up fast and that is going to cost us quite a bit too. (I need a new uniform.) Then there are the Birthdays and Reunion. The money just seems to flow in the wrong direction, always away.
Things are really going well here. Enjoying life, loving and learning together.