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Saturdays

Well now. Yesterday was great. Enjoyed time with Mrs. Ninja, had a great kids class, and a new student in woman's self defense.

I tell ya, kids class has to be one of my favorite times of the week, though maybe the most exhausting. The energy level of the kids is truly wonderful, and it seems every week, they want to do more, try harder, and get hungrier for the "meat" of martial arts. It is my job; however, to make sure that they can "chew" the little pieces of "meat" that I give them. Sure, it is a lot of games, but what they may not realize is that the games are geared to train responses. Blocks, dodges, jumps, crawls, rolls and so on. I taught these little ones the art of "shrimping" which will become a regular part of warmups. Shrimping is very useful when one starts to do groundwork/grappling.

My friend from a major "legacy" airline attended class yesterday. It was a very light workout from my perspective, but I could tell there were parts that started to push her a little. Hammerfist drills and combos were about as intense as it got for that class.

Came home and the Mrs. and I went out for dinner. Chinese! Woot! I am so glad her "morning sickness" is all but gone. It is sooooo good to see her enjoying things again. Anyway, it is Sunday, and I need to get ready for church. Bro. Maki is preaching both services today and I cannot wait. I am going to pull my Sunday School class this morning to hear what the Lord has given Bro. Maki to share with us. Woot!

PTSD?

There is rain in the area. I knew this yesterday when my hand started hurting. Dull throbbing is a couple of places, sharp stabbing in my stump. Then today, on the way to work, something happened that has not happened in several monts. Flashback.

Randomly, I have experienced the undesired recall of the happenings durring and immidately following the accident. (That chewed up my right hand) The memories are thrust into the forefront of my mind, and it seems as if I am reliving the past. The pain, uneasiness, and uncertainty floods back. Nightmarish.

Today's flashback was the day after the accident. There were nurses that were having me perform certain tasks, like walking up steps and getting in and out of a bathtub. This was to assess my coordination and ballance to see if there were any lingering brain/spine injuries. I hope I need not express how I felt about these tests, while I was drugged up.

Anyway... that is a sample of what this ninja faces every day. Could I have some form of PTSD? I do not know... it is a possibility.

Guess what I just saw!!!

Run for your lives! The White Death has returned to Ohio! Yes, I saw a little bit of snow falling this morning around 0900.

Starting to get anxious

In a good way. I can't wait to hold this growing bundle of joy. I can't wait to watch cartoon movies, and read bedtime stories. I am really looking forward to the adventure of fatherhood. Boy or girl, this is going to be great. I have just been thinking about it a lot lately, and as huge of a responsibility it is, I am ready. I want to hold the baby in church while singing. A million other life experiences are running through my mind. Just know that I am looking forward to this.