Ready for some mud fun?

Now doesn't this look like FUN?

Let's forget for a moment all that cleaning the kid sufficiently enough to make her car-worthy or the washing the clothes, but seriously, what kid wouldn't enjoy spending some good ol' quality time with friends in the mud?

My kids have recently signed up for what they call, the "Mepantigan" class. The website explains the sport as, " a form of Balinese martial arts that involves similar physical techniques to those found in self-defense traditions around the world. But Mepantigan extends the form by also drawing upon Balinese drama, contemporary dance, and gamelan music, fusing fighting with the performing arts to create an entirely new cultural phenomenon. Participants wear uniforms consisting of traditional Balinese clothing, and can compete on the beach, in the mud of rice fields, or in any open space."

For more information on this form of sport, check out: www.mepantiganbali.com

In the mean time, let me try to get these mud residue off my washing machine tube!