Happy Birthday David!

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Soren is walking!!!

You all saw the extroverted side of William when he was dancing at David and Jocelyn's reception. He may be a bit more shy about his singing than his dancing...

Burke was singing this song non-stop last week!

Hood to Coast 2009

I should start this post by saying I love the picture of Max. The pure joy and adulation of a victory with arms raised in the air was fittingly caught by that photo. I may have felt a piece of that a few times in my life although I don’t think it has ever been captured to that degree. You will see no such emotion in the following photos.

Each year in Oregon there is a relay race called Hood to Coast which takes relay teams from Mt Hood to Seaside, Oregon over 197 miles. Teams are made up of 12 people who each run 3 legs ranging from 3.5 to 7.5 miles (My three legs were about 16 miles total distance).

This first photo is of my first leg where I was covering about 4.75 miles at a pace around 7:20 per mile. I’m feeling good here, not Max good, but good.



Here is a shot of the end of my last leg. Not feeling nearly as good as I roll in the final few hundred yards of my 7.5 mile leg. My calves were like to solid knots that didn’t go away for a few days.



This at the finish line in Seaside, Oregon were I am either expressing my pain or my admiration at Nick's sub 7 minute miles during his first leg the previous day. I thought everyone would enjoy a good laugh at seeing the gigantic lips at their finest. Peter would be proud.

my monsters, villains, and freaks classes

hi fam! i've just started teaching two sections of my new themed composition course and we're studying film adaptations of Victorian novels featuring monsters, villains, or freaks. i've made two class blogs where my students will be answering discussion questions if you want to check them out.

english101section29.blogspot.com
english101section36.blogspot.com

good times!

Max Wins!

Aunt Chantel sent this priceless picture of Max after he had won a race at a swim meet. Max has had his disappointments with other sports, but he hasn't given up....bless his heart....this picture just does me in! Isn't family the best?