Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting....

Well, okay, it was really Karate...but what a GREAT song! :-) Sam has been taking karate class all summer, and has loved it! Every week after class, he says he wants to quit because his muscles hurt; but then he always wants to go back the next week. This weekend he participated in his first tournament, and had so much fun. Scott always takes him to his class, so I'd never seen him spar before. It was so exciting to watch, and he was proud when he finished his competition. Here are some pictures from my little kung fu fighter's tournament.

Waiting to compete...

And the sparring begins...

And 30 seconds later, it's over! :-)

Introducing the newest member of our family....

LILY the puppy!

We are so excited to have this sweet little one join our family! My brother, who told us about the puppy, met Scott and the kids in McKinney to hand her over. Lily is a black lab; her father is papered, but her mom is a mixed lab. She had 7 siblings who were black or chocolate. She is about 7 weeks old and so smart! She already whines when she needs to potty.

The kids brought her home just as I was leaving for Bunko tonight. In her first few minutes at home, she jumped on the trampoline and swam in the pool. We had such fun just watching her eat tonight. She started out sitting at her bowl, and then gave up and just laid in front of her bowl, a paw on each side. So precious! Now she is completely worn out and resting peacefully. Her current resting place is in a crate next to Sam's bed. We'll see....

Blogging...

Well, I am in a rut and have found little in my life right now that I deem blog worthy. So, in an effort to appease my friends and readers, I will share a few noteworthy quotes from my current reads and from life.

"...an unalterable and unquestioned law of the musical world required that the German text of French operas sung by Swedish artists should be translated into Italian for the clearer understanding of English-speaking audiences." Edith Wharton, The Age of Innocence (she is so brilliant!)

"It was one of the great livery- stableman's most masterly intuitions to have discovered that Americans want to get away from amusement even more quickly than they want to get to it." Edith Wharton, The Age of Innocence

"In spite of illness, in spite even of the arch-enemy sorrow, one can remain alive long past the usual date of disintegration if one is unafraid of change, insatiable in intellectual curiosity, interested in big things, and happy in small ways." Edith Wharton, A Backward Glance (her autobiography)

"Mommy, what rhymes with fart? Oh, I know! Barf! Right mommy? Okay, now, what rhymes with poop?" Sam, during dinner tonight at Chili's (what stimulating conversation with a six year old...)

Have a blessed week!