Finished Grace's second square during the ketsu-ka tournament this afternoon. Finally. Ya know -- it's harder than one would expect to knit a five-by-five inch square. The gauge changes with each pattern, even when one is using the identical yarn. Most perplexing. But, I think most things are perplexing when my head hurts. I smacked it real good this morning at the barn and it has just hurt like hell all day. And my head is making me feel sick. Ugh. I think I was born without depth perception . . . in relation to my own body and whether or not I am going to run into/smack into something.

It was a beautiful sunny day - it actually got up to about 65 degrees. We could see the sunshine through the gymnasium windows as we watched the exhibitions, kata demonstrations and sparring matches. The kids and I really enjoyed it - and the highlight was watching DH spar for the first time in competition, only seconded by later watching the black belts spar. DH won 4th place and was awarded a very nice trophy. Pretty great showing for a first competition. We're all quite proud of him.