Taekwondo and Craislist

Why ask why? This is my new motto for this week! We have had an interesting week. Jake started our Monday in the wee hours with a stomach virus, that never fails to happen after he has made it to our bed. Not that he can help it, the sweet thing. Of course I had to work at school Monday, so Mark being the best dad ever, stayed at home with our puny little man. Thankfully it was a short and relatively uneventful episode and so far no one else has gotten it(knock on wood)!
Last weekend, Jake tested for his blue belt in taekwondo. He is so talented, and is really good at kicking his opponents in the head. That is his secret weapon. The one picture is of him breaking a board at graduation and the other is at a tournament here in town. He won two medals, one for sparring and one for weapons. Of course, those are his two favorite parts of martial arts. Only 5 belts left to go to black belt. We are so proud of him!! As Emma watches me post this she is immediately wanting to know where the pictures of her dancing are going to be. So here is Emma at her Christmas recital standing with one of her gal pals Kaitlyn. She really lights up a room and is so animated and comical. Dance suits her personality well, and the sparkly costumes don't hurt either, in her mind anyway.
Jake's fall basketball is finished and Emma's cheer is done as well. Jake is gearing up for spring baseball and Dance doesn't end til May. Emma is also learning the piano, which has turned her daddy into Beethoven, or so we let him believe. So with all our extra curricular activities and crazy schedules Mark, husband extraordinaire, decides it's time to sell my Honda CRV. There's never a good time to sell a car, but he felt we could put the car on Craigslist and by the time we sell it, in a month or so, we'll know what new/used car we should get. Three days later the car sold. Go figure...I feel like I'm back in high school bumming rides from all my friends. I didn't realize how dependent I was on my car til I didn't have one, and how many friends I was blessed to have help me out. We think we've reached a compromise on the car/truck we should get. Of course he wants a truck and I prefer an SUV, so the wage is on. I do believe we've found one that suits us both. A FORD, yes I did say FORD! Me miss foreign car lover has broken down for a FORD Explorer Sport Trac. A compromise from the F-150. A little bit of truck and SUV at the same time! Hopefully I'll have something by Monday. I have learned a lot this week about timing, compromise, blessings, and of course why ask why. Things all happen for a reason, and most are blessings in disguise.