Obviously, I got the Perfect Attendance Award

Tonight, I was the first person in our dojong to receive an attendance award. They didn't award it because of me, but never doubt that I definitely deserved it. I am there almost every night of the week. We are changing our schedule a bit, so that we won't be there Thursday nights. Instead, we will be there on Saturday afternoons. But, up until now, we have been there every night, Monday through Friday.

Of course, there is a reason we're there so much. Actually, there are three reasons. The first reason is that I have what I like to call an addictive personality. It's not a personality that makes other people addicted to being around me (although I wouldn't mind thinking that), rather it is a personality that is easily addicted to things. I'm addicted to Tae Kwon Do. The second reason is that it keeps us busy. When we're at the dojong, we're not sitting at home thinking about Gary not being here. The third reason is that it is saving my sanity, slowly but surely. I really believe that if it were not for doing Tae Kwon Do that our family would not be nearly as stable as it is right now. Surely a few of my children would not be alive today. Instead of throttling my children, I go to Tae Kwon Do.

So, of course I was the first person to receive this award. Now, I have to sew the patch on my dobok. Of course, at the same time, I should sew the boys' Student Achievement patches on their doboks. They've had those since December. I am obviously not going to win the non-procrastinating award. But, maybe they should come up with a "Spends the Most Time at the Dojong" award. I think I would be a contender.