[markbila]

I too want to thank my wife:

For always wanting to know why I'm not home 15 minutes after class ends

For not allowing me to use the washer/dryer for my hogu, for fear it will turn them blue

For always asking when the next competition is, so she can make other plans

For complaining that my car smells like sweat

For reminding me that I'm getting old and won't be able to do kendo forever

For trying to figure out exactly what it costs, each year, for me to participate

For showing surprise that I didn't go to class so I could accompany her to a family function

For suggesting that it was odd for me to spend so much time with young men

For suggesting I should cut down my Dan Certificates so they will fit in cheaper stock frames, and lastly and most importantly

For being such a pain that I make sure I never miss a kumdo class, absent a dire emergency