"Life is lived forward, but understood backward. It is not until we are down the road and we stand on the mountain looking back through the valley that we can appreciate the terrain God has allowed us to scale.” Jill Savage

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Choi Kwang Do


Isn't that a beautiful dog? 

YOU ARE GOING TO LOVE ME FOR THIS SITE!

http://www.northpole.com/


Isn't this a handsome boy?




Grandson is a first degree blackbelt.  He just received a purple stripe on his way to second degree.  
He has red - brown and then he goes for his second degree blackbelt.  This will take about a year.

He has been doing this for about six to seven years now.



Sandra/Madsnapper I figure out how to take a moving picture on my camera AND put it on my blog!
Here is the whole group for this center!  The white coats are kids just starting.  The red coats are in a black belt club and they have promised to stay in until they recieve their black belt.  The blue coats are student instructors and you have to be 13.  The black coats are head instructors - which have to be third degree black belts and higher AND have instructor training.
This is from Auntie Szzzzz blog and she got it from Victorian Trading Catalog.


THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

From D.M. Dillinger

“People are partying, songs are being sung, Sugarplums are dancing, all in holiday fun. Presents are under the tree, reindeer fly high above, peace on earth, goodwill to all, sending joy and love!”

x_3bb4e489

52 comments:

Auntie sezzzzzz... said...

CONGRATULATIONS to him!!!!!! That is a marvelous accomplishment!!!!

"Auntie"
From 'The Land Which Snow Forgot'

jewels in the garden +: ) said...

Chatty Crone, thank you for visiting me and letting me know you stopped by. I'm always so happy to meet someone new! I love your blog and your sidebar is full of happiness! Congratulations to your grandson!
Blessings, Julie

MadSnapper said...

congratulations... sooooo proud of you. i knew you could do it. tell GS congratulations, this is a really big accomplishment for him. some day you will post a photo of him in his black jackets.

MadSnapper said...

love the northpole site, i sent it to my friends that have small children and to a kindergarten teacher.

Granny Annie said...

Yes he is a handsome young man and a skilled master of his sport.

I shared the North Pole site on my Facebook page.

Jeanie said...

Congratulation to your grandson. I know you are proud and he should be very proud of himself.

I'm mostly known as 'MA' said...

Congrats to your Grandson! What a wonderful accomplishment! I've heard that is a great character building sport too.

Hilary Melton-Butcher said...

Hi Sandie .. that's great - good for him and will definitely hold him in good stead for the future...

Love the photos and well done for video shot ... cheers Hilary

Grandma Yellow Hair said...

Congrats to your grandson.. and yes he his very handsome.
Thanks honey for coming by and entering my giveaway. Wishing you a very Merry Christmas
Love
Maggie

Shelly said...

Wow- that is an amazing accomplishment for one so young- congratulations to him!

Jackie said...

Congratulations to your grandson. That is quite an accomplishment!!

Ruth Kelly said...

I am amazed at all the other moving objects you have on your blog. They are way beyond my knowledge.

TexWisGirl said...

congrats to your grandson!

Inger said...

OK, now I MUST go and get my Christmas decorations out from storage and start fixing up our house for the holidays. You are an inspiration.

Susan said...

Kudos to GS, Sandie. Imagine being a black belt at his age! So commendable. Darling decorations on your blog. How are you DOING that? Sooooo cute. Susan

Inger said...

I must also give a shout out to you grandson. That's a huge accomplishment!

Maggie Ann said...

Good for your grandson...you must be so proud of him. =)

Cheri said...

Oh how wonderful for your grandson...CONGRATULATIONS! Nobody better mess with him...LOL

jack69 said...

I know you guys are so proud the young DUDE, I sure am. sticking it out. I believe that also builds great character. Great goal, the Black belt!!!
Good read..
From Orlando!!

Wanda's Wings said...

Way to go black belt!

Simply Debbie said...

CONGRATULATIONS to your precious grandson...he has worked hard and gone far. I know how proud you all are of him.
I am sorry to hear you have diabetes. I am insulin dependent...I hope you do not have to go on insulin.
will be back to visit friend
hugs

Susannah said...

You all must be very proud of your grandson. Tell him - GREAT JOB!

Sr. Ann Marie said...

Congratulations to your grandson. You sure have every reason to be proud of him!

Kathy ... aka Nana said...

Congratulations to your grandson!

Optimistic Existentialist said...

Congrats to your grandson!!!

P.S. I love the picture of the dog and the wreath :)

Debby@Just Breathe said...

Yes he is a handsome boy. Way to go on his Choi Kwang Do. I think it's so good for children to do that. Have a nice day Sandie!

Connie said...

That is a beautiful dog!

Congratulations to your grandson! I'm sure he puts in a lot of time and work to be so successful at that. :)

Ginny Hartzler said...

Wow, a black belt is as high as you can go, right? No more colors, just the second black. The site is HUGE and awesome, the girls will love it! GS is adorable!!! But mush stronger than he looks!

Jim said...

Congratulations to the Grandson!!! That is a nice accomplishment. Do you think I could tell that Grandma was proud?

Merry Christmas, early. Just in case.
..

Ms. A said...

Congratulations... GO, GRANDSON!

I absolutely love that ornament!

Unknown said...

Handsome pup! Wondering if he has a girlfriend......Your GS is a pretty cool dude, like wow! That North Pole site.......should lead me right to Santa Paws, right?
Lovies, Miss Mindy

Rob-bear said...

The poor dog! Why did someone shoot him? (Or is it her?)

Congratulations to your grandson. Now you'll be asking him to walk you home at night.

Unknown said...

How nice to see GS in action, you must be so proud of him?! Congratulations on his achievements!!

Rose said...

congrats to your grandson!

Hugs,Rose

Dee said...

Congrats to your grandson...that is a big accomplishment. My little grandson just got his yellow belt. :) Now that you know how to do the video hopefully we will see some more. :) The North Pole site will be fun for the grands.

Ann said...

Congrats to your grandson on his accomplishment. Also to you on figuring out how to do the video. Headed to the North Pole now...lol

Helen said...

good for him!

Mary said...

That is a beautiful dog. I think martial arts are great...and not something I easily understand, but I know they are amazing. I took a class for a short time. My teacher learned from a Chinese teacher. I see your grandson's learning a Korean form.

Sally Wessely said...

Congratulations to your grandson. That is quite an accomplishment. Also, I love how much confidence building this must give him.

Tweedles -- that's me said...

I am so happy for your GS!
love
tweedles

Shug said...

Beautiful dog...Handsome young man!!
Big congrats to him...

Miss Debbie said...

Congrats to him! Way to go! I know you are proud.

Angela said...

Congratulations Andy! I knew he could do it! He is a very handsome young man indeed!

Hugs,
Angela

betty said...

WTG to GS!! I think it is so neat he has stayed with this for so long and will continue to stay with it! Think he will want to be a student instructor when he gets old enough? That site from the North Pole looks cute; might have to play around with it for a bit!

betty

Anonymous said...

Congrats to GS..going to check out the NorthPole.

Paula said...

Congratulations to your grandson. We're smothered with company from Alaska. Maybe things will be back to normal sometime in January.

Tanna said...

Excellent!!! BRAVO for your sweet GS!! And, merry, merry to you, dear Sandie! blessings ~ tanna

Betty Manousos said...

congrats to your precious grandson.

you must be very proud, sandie.

xx

Sharon said...

Will you PLEASE pass on my congratulations to GS???

My goodness, what an accomplishment! You must be so proud of him - I'm even proud of him!

(And just a little bit afraid of him - LOL!)

Anonymous said...

Love the dog, but then again, I can't get enough dog photos. lol

Congratulations to your grandson! My brother and sister did karate for years, though, the type they did it was VERY hard to advance. It was pretty intense.

ocmist said...

Congratulations to your GS! I know you are all so proud of the work he's put in to get to this place!

Coloring Outside the Lines said...

Oh my, I don't even want to think about Christmas yet, but WM is telling me it's time. HA HA
Congrats to your grandson- that is super fantastic. And it takes so much dedication!