The Parkhurst men are back from Columbus.However, unfortunately Michael still has no answer as to whether or not he can test in May. Then men attended the advanced training which was good but the people who they had to talk to were unable to attend. The senior official that was there told Michael that he was ineligible to test until December because there is a two year mandatory wait between Shodan and Nidan. We were aware that this rule existed but were told that this was not set in stone. As a matter of fact Michael tested for his Shodan only five months after he earned his final brown belt, when the "rule" states that you must wait at least a year. So now we are not real sure what will happen but even if he is made to wait it isn't that big of a deal. Of course we will surely talk to the man with the final say and see what we can do.
Cindy also had a good Saturday as all went well with her dress. The company sent the right dress in the right size and the right color and everything. We even got fifteen percent off because we showed up as the store's "live models" were handing out coupons. I would have taken a picture of her dress to post but Cindy wanted it to be a surprise and asked that I not even tell anyone the color.
Now it is getting close to bed time so I wish you all a blessed week !
