Karate

This is Paul writing. Today the boys took their first karate lesson. They took their usual familial shyness into the Dojo which was probably more than Sensei was used to. However, after 25 minutes they were taking orders and yelling Japanese words. They aren't ready for battle yet, or ninja defense, however, it was quite fun watching.

This past weekend, Joey was climbing a tree to try to catch a squirrel. The squirrel didn't realize Joey was a friend and not a foe. Thereafter, Mr. Squirrel used gravity to evade Joey and fell into the jaws of Benson, our dog. Joey was heart broken and blamed himself for the needless death of Mr. Squirrel. We had a little ceremony and burial.