Not too much to say this time. We got to go on a class trip to a park about an hour and a half away on Monday. It was nice to just relax, have a picnic, read, play games, and lie in the sun. I felt so good afterwards. Not to mention the fact that we got to sleep in that morning, yeah! From all the splits stretching we've been doing I've been having some restless nights. My legs are so tired and sore sometimes that I just can't get comfortable. Even last night was tough (usually Wednesday nights I pass right out) so any extra sleep I can squeeze in is welcome. Tonight I'm planning to turn in before 9 pm to try and catch up before getting up at 5:30 am for another week.

I, along with thousands of other Canadians, sent a letter to the Leader of the opposition in regards to comments in the government demonizing Canadian environmental charities and received a response email with a link to Jim Cowans' speech to the senate on this matter. I was so impressed with the speech and I have included a link to it here:

http://www.liberalsenateforum.ca/In-The-Senate/Statement/15902_Involvement-of-Foreign-Foundations-in-Canadas-Domestic-AffairsInquiry

It's long but really well written and anyone interested in this topic will surely find it engrossing.

Another cool week. We've continued our super intense stretching and I'm still improving, though I am getting more and more sore. I know it'll just take time and perseverance before it gets a little easier. We also started learning Dragon Sword! It's a totally AWESOME straight sword form that I've been dying to learn for what seems like forever. I imagine my classmates were getting tired of having the exact same conversation all the time:

me: What do you think we'll learn next?

them: ummmm, I dunno, maybe spear or something........

me: I hope it's dragon sword! I mean I guess anything is good but dragon sword would be amazing. What do you think the chances are of us learning it next? Oh man, that would be so great! It's just so cool.....etc, etc.

Well now the time has finally come and it's every bit as cool as I thought it would be....maybe even more so! I'm really enjoying learning it, it's taking my mind off the pain in my hips and legs.

yay!