11/10/2012

1.  Mosey had a tae kwon do tournament today.  He was signed up for two events.  For some reason, I thought both started at 1:00 (one was board breaking which was an ongoing event).  We arrived at 12:55, right on time.  Then I looked at the schedule of events and discovered his first event was at 11:00.  Oops.  So he only did the board-breaking.  He did really great, I thought!  There were five different hits or kicks that the kids had to do, with only one try each.  If the kid broke all five boards, a trophy was automatically awarded.  Mosey really wanted a trophy.  But it is not easy!  Most of the kids broke only 1 or 2 boards, and many didn't break any.  During the hour that we were there, only 3 kids got trophies.  So when Mosey got up there and broke three boards in a row, I was really proud of him!  But, he really, really wanted that trophy.  So he got in line again for another try (an extra $10 and 30 minutes in line).  He broke another three boards, including one that he missed the first time, but he didn't get a trophy.  Poor Mosey was so sad.  Joseph got a medal at his archery tournament last week, and I know Mosey really wanted a trophy, too.  It is hard to have high expectations for yourself!  But, he can practice really hard and the next tournament, he will get a trophy!  And I will do better, too.

2.  Meanwhile back at home, Ben and the other boys were busy digging a hole.  We are burying a big container to store buckets of wheat and rice and sugar and other food storage.  It will have to be a big hole! Joseph was motivated by the airsoft gun waiting for him at the top of Ben's closet, and worked all afternoon.