Our first official summer outing was had this weekend….and it was good! We went over night to the Hamptons, I know, so pretentious… but we have friends out there and it’s fun. We chose to drive out friday after the kids got out of school but the traffic was against us and it was a 5 hour trip… WTF people… …
Taekwondo Article Update
Technology is a wonderful thing, except when you can’t get hold of it.I wasn’t able to get near a scanner until I got back home. Now that I am, here is the article that goes with the photo that was in the newspaper.
The Published Article
The newspaper article that the kids were photographed for last week was published in today’s paper. The photo was half of the back page and the article was a couple of columns in the sports section. Quite good publicity for my cousin’s club, South East Australian Taekwondo, and a fun treat for Grand Master D and Miss Gremlin… Yes we …
Taekwondo Down Under
Grand Master D and Miss Gremlin do Taekwondo at home with Harlem Taekwondo, lead by Master Fall. They’ve been doing it for about 4 months now, 5 days a week, 2 hours a day. It has improved Miss Gremlin’s physique incredibly and Grand Master D has great form. Well the connection with the sport does not end there. My cousin …
No Wonder I’m Nuts
Last night after a busy day for us but a stay inside work day for the King this is what transpired when a suggestion to go outside was made. Nobody was very enthusiastic. We lost ………………….. 🙂 King: Let’s go out for a hit of tennis after dinner kids kids both falling asleep in their dinner plates: nah bit tired …
The Chaperone Experience
Today was one of the many field trips for the kids winding down to the end of the year. I went along as a chaperone, as I have many times before. This trip was to walk across the Brooklyn Bridge and have ice cream from the Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory. Let me tell you that walking across the Brooklyn Bridge …
Everything is exercise.
Today’s tall order task was to wash the dog. The King and Miss Gremlin went for a 2 1/2 hour walk in central park yesterday. It was hot, over 100F. Poor TD was exhausted, although really enjoyed swimming in any and every water source available to him, including the boat basin! When they got home they were all covered in …
Get off the treadmill
So I guess I should share that I dislike exercise intensely. Although over the years I’ve done my share of aerobics, water aerobics, gym classes etc.I know all the statistics and I understand why the body needs it but I believe