busy week

I couldn't come up with anything I really wanted to say this week- just that it's been so busy but really good too. The weeknight practices are making my schedule pretty tight- Tuesdays and Thursday nights are usually when we try to batten down the hatches so to speak for the next couple of days. I enjoy getting to know my team mates more and I really love being a part of the dragon dance team. I think we forget how cool it looks because we're in it, but again at the parade this weekend there was a lot of oohs and ahhs. So cool.

My first week at my new job was really cool but kind of scary too. I was put right into rotation there- no honeymoon! It's good but my mind is constantly racing and questioning my knowledge, can't wait until I know everything cold. I've been getting to do a lot- epidurals have been the most exciting thing so far, I love it!

I've been missing the kids class a lot already. I find myself thinking of stuff I want to do in class and then I remember it's not my thing right now and I get kind of bummed out. Last Tuesday I was at a school function for one of the kids and I saw one of the kids from kung fu there. He was lining up and two kids behind him were picking on him- throwing stuff and name calling, it progressed to pushing and hitting...I jumped up to put a stop to it but another mom got there first. It set all kinds of things going in my brain. Who more than the kids we teach will actually need to use the self defense we teach? A kid is more likely to run into these push/shove type situations than most adults. It solidified for me once again how important this is for kids to be involved in, also made me think about how we can get them trained to deal with these situations. Darn, I really miss the kids class!

See you all on the mats.