Karate pictures!

We got our new karate pictures. We don't have Fiona's yet: we got a special triple exposure picture done, to celebrate her new black belt, and that has to be finalized through the studio. In one pose, she was kicking a high round kick, in one she was posing in a front stance with her kamas, and one is a closeup, and then the three pictures will be combined together into one. I'm sure it'll look great. I'll post it as soon as we get it. But we are pretty pleased with the ones we've received already. Delia's, of course, is spectacular, and I look at mine and think, hey, not too shabby for a woman pushing fifty, no?

( Here are our new karate picture! )

Edited to add: We've got Fiona's picture, too, now: see here.

Fiona Karate portrait 2008

Happy birthday!

Happy birthday to penmage!

My plans for the weekend

Friday
Go to work.
Pay bills
Lunch with jbru to borrow the yoga book.
Check P.O. Box.
Come home, make dinner, taking particular pains to feed Delia well. (Fiona possibly at Corwin's overnight, working on history day project??? Note: Discuss her plans in morning before she leaves for school.) She's staying here tonight, so I drive her to school in the morning.
Drive Delia to black belt pre-screening. Arrive by 6:30 p.m. Make sure she has plenty of water. (Note: Rob will miss it; doesn't get off work until 8:00 p.m.)

Saturday
Get Fiona to high school by 8:00 a.m. for history day (discuss: do I have to pick her up or will Corwin's mother drop her off when history day is done?)
Delia doctor appointment 9:00 a.m.
No karate--no time, too much to do. Possibly go back to high school to see history day project presentations?
Buy new shoes for Delia
Go to Minn-stf meeting to discuss Super Sekrit project having to do with Minicon.
Try to squeeze in run to get mat paper supplies for soulcollaging.
Make arrangements to pick up magazines from mizzlaurajean, ditto. She has said she'll drop them off. Thanks!
Note: Rob can't help with any of this; works all day.

Sunday
Get girls to church. Don't forget the Girl Scout cookies that Delia has to deliver to various people there. Fiona has agreed to participate in reading. Church goes until 11:30 a.m.
Drop Delia home, race to Minnetonka by noon for meeting for Fiona's Mexico mission trip. Remember to bring forms to turn in. Make final payment for trip.
Come home. Check with Delia re: progress on her packing for school four-day trip to northern camp. Doubtless will have to run errands to pick up stuff for her to take. Where on earth can I buy mittens in March? [pameladean is donating a pair and will drop them off. Thanks!] Does she have flashlight batteries? Yes. Wool socks? We'll make do with what we have Long underwear? She's borrowing a pair.
Create packing list and pack for my own retreat. Print out directions for getting there.
Clean dojo? Rob has volunteered to take my turn if necessary. Fiona and I did it
Do laundry. I have no clean socks.
Note: [all together now:] Rob can't help with any of this; works all day. If he cleans the dojo, it'll be after he gets off work.

Monday
Drop Delia off at her school at (I think?) 6:45 a.m., with all her luggage, for class trip. Don't forget to include her medication. (Double check the time)
My doctor's appointment 8:00 a.m.
Leave for retreat.

I don't think I'm going to have much time to clean up the house (which is a MESS) or balance my checkbook.

I feel . . . rather stressed.