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Well, the good news is it's not a slipped disk.  Just some pulled muscles.  I'm taking a lot of time to let these heal.  I'm not going to push exercising until I have no pain at all in the back.

Thanks for the encouragement!

Just an update for everyone.  My low back and hips are slowly healing.  I'm not pushing into any exercising until the pain is completely gone.  It might be another two weeks, but I'm patient.

Well, I threw my back out a week ago lifting a TV (just a small 19" one).  I've been flat on my back and going to the chiropractor.  It's still a little sore, but I plan on doing some cardio work tomorrow depending on how the back is doing.  Unfortunately, it had to be the lower back.  Ice and a heating pad are my friends.  I hope to get back to training soon as the back permits.

We had our first class after all the flooding that had went on.  The basement floor was damp, but that was expected.  No real damage was done (the church is up on the bluff).  Some students were affected by the flooding (having to evacuate their town, but allowed back in a little later on).  A lot of students helped with sandbagging, donating supplies, cleaning, and etc.  Mr. Tate was very proud of his students for helping those in need.   It also says a lot about the students, too.

The river has swamped a small town to the southeast of us called Oakville.  There is 5-6 feet of water in the town.  They thought the levee could hold it, but it didn't.  It did help drop our river level and I don't think we're in as much danger anymore.  I feel sorry for those people (I have relatives in that town).  They did get evacuated in time.

There is about 10 feet of water in parts of downtown Columbus Junction.  It mainly affected several businesses.

I have learned how to sandbag over the past several days.  I don't ever want to see another sandbag again (at least, not this year).

Hopefully, the river will keep going down and everyone will remain in good spirits.  They believe Highway 61 has washed out north of town as well as Highway 99.  The current running through there is very swift.

The flooding has reached record levels.  They are evacuating Toddtown (a small town north of Columbus Junction), Fredonia, and Oakville.  They have never had to evacuate before.  All the major highways north and east of Wapello are under water.

Please pray for us.  The 99 bridge east of Wapello might collapse which could dam up the river and send it into Wapello (we're on the high side of the river).  I have stuff packed up and ready to move if needed (I hope not).  Please pray we don't get any more rain (we had five inches on Thursday night which aggravated the situation).  I helped sandbag like crazy Thursday afternoon along with hundreds of other people.

For those that don't know-Louisa County is in southeast Iowa.  The Cedar River flows into the Iowa River just north of Columbus Junction.  We getting the flood waters of the Cedar and Iowa Rivers at the same time which is not good (you have probably seen the TV reports of Cedar Rapids, Cedar Falls, Iowa City, and Coralville).  We are south of them.

I believe Tae Kwon Do class might be cancelled until the situation improves.  Some students will not be able to get there since they're cut off by the Iowa River.   Bummer!

For those of you who don't know, there are several rivers in Iowa that will be at record flood crests in a few days.  Please pray for these people since it will be historic and devastating.  Right now, they're sandbagging in Columbus Jct., Wapello, and Oakville.

At least I can get to class when the river floods, but others won't be able to make it when they close the roads.  Some are already closed as I type.

We had a small class tonight since people are fighting the flu or going on vacation.  We practiced forms, sa ju kong bongs, line training, etc.  It was very nice because we could concentrate and help each other out.

I've been working on creating a cane form.  It's been a lot of fun to work on and gives me something to do.  I'm trying to showcase the strengths and downplay the weaknesses that I have.  It's been an educational experience.  I do have a Canemasters DVD on traditional & creative forms which has helped a lot.

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