Why do I have broken pine boards in my garage?

That is a very good question.  The short answer is that my daughter broke her first board with an awesome slide side kick a couple weeks ago.  The longer answer (as most of mine are!) is that we found another great way to give back to our community.  Turns out one of the kids at the dojo had heart surgery at a very young age.  Even more unique, his parents found that one of their neighbors had a similar experience.

Clearly, they were meant to find each other.  The question became why?  The answer is now called Max and Jake's Big Race.  The dojo held a "Break-a-thon" to benefit this fantastic cause and we all had a great time busting up some boards for charity.  Want to know more?  Here's the link - Max and Jake's Big Race.

Of course, Miranda used her own money, set aside from her allowance, to pay for her board.  $10 for Max and Jake's Big Race.  Way to go Miranda!