Mood:
cheekyThis week was all about Jacoby...
On Tuesday, he went to his first Hockey practice, and very quickly learned that these guys can skate. He definately has some catching up to do, but hey, he's only played one season and most of these guys have been playing for years!
He will have three practices per week. Monday night is off-ice practice, mostly for endurance and strength building. Tuesday night he has two practices. From 5:00p to 6:00p he has Power Skating, and from 6:00p-7:00p is his actual on-ice hockey practice. He will be busy in the months to come.
-And he still has games on weekends and Hapkido on Wednesday nights.
On Wednesday morning, very early (for him), he left for a three day outdoor adventure with his school. It is called Outdoor Education and it is a curriculum event. While at the camp, he went orienteering, canoeing, mountain biking, repelling, slept in tents, and made his own food. He had a good time! He came home yesterday and was pleased that he got to sleep in an actual bed...
Today, actually in a couple of hours, Rob and Gail Sanders and their son Matthew will be coming to lunch. We are having Tex-Mex. Ordinarily I would say "Tacos," or "Burritos." However, when I asked Kimberly what she was making, the answer sounded a whole lot like EVERY Tex-Mex dish I could name in ten-seconds or less. So, we are having Tex-Mex. All of it...
Afterwards we are going to the Canberra Day Fireworks display. It's supposed to be the largest fireworks display of the year, for Canberra. -Even bigger than New Years. The funny thing is that Canberra Day was last week-end. It was supposed to be this week-end, but for whatever reason, they changed it. Not everything can change as easily as a calendar, so the fireworks are tonight instead of last week. Anyway, it's supposed to be a big event, and we're going.
Work was just work last week. It was a short week, because of Canberra Day (celebrated on Monday, as per the change). We are currently studying Strategy, and will for the next several weeks. I have three assignments due by the end of next week. One is a 3,500 word essay on the Leadership and Command Analysis of Attila the Hun, a 2,000 word essay on the Strategic Environment in Afghanistan, and another 1,500 word summary of a discussion I have to lead on the topic of Counter Insurgency. Looks like a lot of time on Word for Windows....
Kimberly continues to do well. She is keeping herself busy with International Day coming up. She finished her Uncle Sam pinata, which is fantastic. She also came to lunch at the school on Friday to meet with the other Americans and spouses to make sure we had International Day locked down. Outside of that it's been maintaining the household while Jacoby and I are off to school.
I got a ton of pictures from the Joint Capability Tour, but I haven't selected or converted the ones I am going to post here, yet. Check back in the future and there should be some there.
Enjoy your week! I'm sure we will... :)
- Ryan
