An Update? ... But it's only been 6 months!

Okay so once every 6 Months is not good but it's better than a few others I know!

September

Jackie's last tournament of 2008. Takes first at the tournament, and wins state decisively! This is her best fight of the tournament (out of 3). The 1st and 2nd place round she won 10 - 0 and it wasn't much of a fight - pretty much Jackie schooling the other girl on how to blitz!

Middle school "rocks" and she's getting straight A's so far in all of her classes including 4 Honors classes! Started babysitting and wasting the money she's earning on clothes and computer games! She still has no concept of what a clean room looks like or that dog poop needs picked up on a regular basis, but I will work on that - until the day she moves out!

October

Halloween - Mike went as a very pissed off devil dog and Jackie was "Miss Understood" - no trick or treating -to old (had more fun giving out candy to the kids anyway!)

Went to Alamosa for a wedding and got to spend time with Michelle, Donny and the kids! Always a good time - would post the pictures but they are the same kill shots of Erin and Clayton's deer in the truck that are on Michelle's Blog.

November

Same old Same old. Work, School, Karate...

December

We had a pretty mellow holiday. Karl was on vacation for all of our break and we did a whole lot of relaxing and nothing -it was great!

Finally got to go to the Karate Banquet and get the well earned State Champion Trophy! (She also finished 3rd in Kata Forms - on the same placard)

January

Had a wonderful visit with Sandy, Darin, Hiilani, Montana and Michael! Went to Keystone to play in the snow and planned a tubing trip that didn't quite work out and we ended up at the Casinos in Black Hawk but still had a blast!

February

Jackie is now training hard for her 2nd Degree Black Belt - she tests on March 28th! She's also committed to competing at a national level so we are off to Salt Lake City in April. Not committing past that to any others until she sees what that's like at this level. The last time she competed nationally she wasn't at the Black Belt level so it should be a whole new story.

As always I will try and keep updated better - so most likely in another 6 months!

Jethro and Mike are settling down (somewhat).