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Happy Birthday Kaya in Atlanta Georgia
Posted by scotch in Family Fun, Family News, Holidays on March 15, 2009
Well, our big girl is now 7 years old. She is getting to spend her birthday in Atlanta while we are on vacation. Today, we have Six Flags over Georgia planned, but the weather may be to yucky to go. We will have to wait and see….
New Family Truckster
Posted by scotch in Family News on February 23, 2009
Well, the Roberts family has a new family truckster to tote us around this rock now. A Ford E150 an will now easily transport all of us to and from various events now. Most excitingly, we will going on a family vacation this spring break and, I’m sure, will more than love heaving everyone together for hours at a time.
2009 – Going well so far
Posted by scotch in Family News on February 17, 2009
Not a whole lot to comment on a the time. But the year is going well so far. We are planning our Spring Break Vacation right now. We may be going to Six Flags and Stone Mountain in Atlanta.
Snow in the South!
Posted by scotch in Family News, Weather on December 11, 2008
Early this am, at around 5:30, I woke the kids to let them see the snow coming down. I came on into work and after a while, they got their snow gear on, and made their own snowman!
Kaya made a snow angel, and the boys I’m sure, threw some snowballs!
The snow has subsided in the city area of Hattiesburg, but at this time, they are getting plenty of it West of Hwy 589. Here is a pic of a friend’s house in Oloh this am around 10:30 this morning, as well as, pics of the shocking snow that fell on New Orleans.
Local karate student promoted in Isshinryu Karate
Posted by scotch in Family News, Hobbies, Karate on November 8, 2008
During a quarterly meeting of Isshinryu black belts from Mississippi and Louisiana, Scott Roberts of Hattiesburg, MS was promoted to Nidan (2nd Degree black belt) and Baton Rouge student, Brad Taylor was promoted to Yondan (4th Degree black belt) by Sensei Ken Green, Shichidan (7th degree black belt) and Sensei Mike Junkins, Yondan (4th degree black belt).
Isshinryu karate is an Okinawan style based on the combination of two traditional styles of karate, Shorinryu and Gojoryu. Isshinryu founder, Tatsuo Shimabuku, introduced the style to American military forces during WWII. Shimabuku had an arrangement with the U.S. Military that allowed them to train at no charge in his Agena, Okinawa dojo. After their tour of duty was completed, the servicemen brought the style back to America and began their own dojos. One of the most prominent teachers in the style of Isshinryu is Arcenio Advincula. After completing his tour of duty in Okinawa, Sensei Advincula returned regularly to Okinawa for 17 years to further his training under Shimabuku until the founder’s death in 1975.