Thursday, August 27, 2009

"Kate" lyrics by Ben Folds Five


"Kate"

lyrics by Ben Folds Five
(Make-up by Kate)

She plays wipeout on the drums
The squirrels and the birds come
Gather round and sing the guitar
Oh i. . .have you got nothing to say
When all words fail she
Speaks
Her mix tapes a masterpiece
Walks through the garden
So the roses can see
Oh i. . .have you got nothing
To say
And you can see daisies
In her footsteps
Dandelions, butterflies
I wanna be kate

Everyday she wears the same
Thing
I think she ___

Shes everything I want
Shes everything Im not
Oh i. . .
Have you got nothing to say
She never gets wet
She smiles and its a rainbow
And she speaks and she
Breathes
I wanna be kate

Down by rosemary and cameron
She hands out the
Bhagavad gita
I see her around every couple
Days
I wanna see her so that
I can say. . .hey kate

Monday, August 17, 2009

Taekwondo Ashton

About a month ago Ashton started TaeKwonDo and is doing well with it. He has moments of frustration and anger, but overall he's adjusting and doing pretty good. He is expected to go a minimum of two times a week but can go up to five. The classes are 45 minutes long and a mix of girls/boys with ages 3-6. The instructors are great, very positive and help him handle his discouragement well.
He first got to choose his uniform, he had the option of black, red or blue and chose blue. He is a "Super White Belt" and already has earned 2 stripes! (Blue stripe and a green stripe.) After he earns 8 stripes (each color representing one skill each - (Focus, teamwork, control, balance, memory, discipline, fitness & coordination) he will then test to earn a "Super Yellow Belt" then Super Gold, Super Orange, all the way up to Super Red. To get to his first "Super Belt" he'll be expected to demonstrate various blocking techniques, a form, self defense, stomp kick and basic punches and kicks on the shield. He's been given a reference book with all the info about the program in it.
Our hope is this program helps him learn to listen and follow directions. We also are happy to see him do some physical activity that he enjoys.