Now That's a Fish!

Caught this one at Dixon Reservoir last night. Biggest fish of the year using Taylors 4ft pole and 3lb test line. Apparently I've been doing it wrong. It seems I need to get a day-glow orange pole with a purple handle for myself. - John

I had to wrestle it for awhile to grab on...
Should have brought it home to eat, but I suppose it would be more fun to catch it again someday.

A Little Knowledge is a Dangerous Thing...

Now that Taylor is officially a member of the Black Belt Club at her Tae Kwon Do school, she is able to attend classes that focus on weapons training. Remember that set of nunchucks she was so thrilled to get a couple of months ago? Well, that's nothing, apparently, compared to actually learning how to USE them!

Taylor has learned that there's a simple set of rules (and a few rules to the rules) to follow when training with them:

1. In Tae Kwon Do, they are not called nunchucks, they are called Ssahng Jeol Bong. Repeat after me: mumble mumble mumble BONG. Try your hardest to act like you know what you are saying, but constantly call them nunchucks when you aren't actually at the TKD school.
2. Do not hit your instructor with them, unless he asks you to. He will ask you to try to hit him using one of the cool maneuvers he has taught you. You will be unable to. There is a reason why he is the instructor, after all. Do not let this discourage you from thinking you're cool.You're still practicing with nunchucks ( I mean mumble mumble BONGS)!
   
3. Do not hit your fellow students with them (when the instructor is watching). Remember, the classroom is made up of mirrored walls.
   
4. Do not hit yourself with them. If you do hit yourself with them, try your hardest to act like it did not happen. This is much trickier than it looks. Good luck.
5. Do not use them outside of the TKD school or an approved TKD competition. (Insert unanimous groans of disappointment from all kids in Black Belt class).

Almost.......got........it.........

I'm happy that Taylor is enjoying her martial arts training so much. When she first started Tae Kwon Do, I was somewhat skeptical. Would she really like the contact and competition? She's such a peace-love-and-joy kind of girl. Even though, every time we leave the school I hear nothing but praise from her about how much she loves it. Who knew my soft-hearted, artistic-souled daughter possessed such a fierce streak?

Kristin

Meet Sally

After 9 months of canine-free living, we have decided it's time to add another fur kid to the Anthony clan. Meet Sally!

We met Sally, a Golden Retriever/Yellow Lab mix puppy, at her foster
mom's house. Taylor and Sally took an instant shine to each other.

Sally is a 5 month old puppy that was rescued from a shelter in Kansas, then transported here by the Golden Retriever Freedom Rescue organization. We have put in an application to adopt her and will have the home visit completed tomorrow--one more step to making Sally an Anthony!
We should find out soon if she will become ours. Wish us luck!

Kristin