we've got our test papers for the next rank - yellow with stripes!!! well, it's just tarah and myself - faith didn't get hers! :-( the instructor who gave us the papers came over to me and said, "i don't understand this, you and your sister are testing but faith didn't get hers! if it was up to me, i would've already tested you all!" thing is, little faith is there more than we are! she'll sometimes attend three classes - three days of the five we're there, she'll go to at least two! we're thinking she'll get hers in the next week or so...

my back is a little better - although crunches at karate hurt it a little tonight. i hope it will continue to get better, although nathan and a few others are wanting me to see a chiropractor. next day i would have a chance to go is next tuesday, so i guess i'll consider going if it's still hurting a week from now!

i did have a few minutes to hear nathan's mother on the phone and have spoken to her briefly a few weeks ago ~ although i haven't met her, i love her! she seems so witty, lots of common sense, fun to be around, and just herself! i wish we could have already met, but you see she lives over 30 hours away from georgia! we're hoping to get a trip planned to spend some time with her in the next little while! :-)

as far as nathan and i, we're doing well! he's been a blessing these past few weeks. we've already been getting some of the "tough stuff" out in the open and dealing with it. i'm so grateful he's willing to be honest and be himself with me!

tomorrow, it's back to work. from what i hear, i'll get to meet a new waitress! even though i haven't met her, i'm still excited about working with her!

well, i better run and get a shower and get in the bed soon...