Tuesday was Sophie's first day of middle school. She loves her school, teachers and the freedom 6th graders have compared to elementary school. She rode to school with Rylee on the first day. She picked a very classy outfit to wear, including a necklace, bracelet and earrings she made herself.
Abe started 1st grade. He's very happy to be back in school, although he's disappointed that he won't get any homework until October. He let Becky take one photo before shooing her out the door on the first day.
Brandan gave our US Representative a tour of his clinic's electronic medical records. A surprising number of medical offices still rely on paper charts, and those that use electronic records are usually not connected to the larger medical community. Brandan's clinic is unusual in how well it integrates office, hospital and lab records. Brandan was looking forward to talking to Representative Walden about health care, but the meeting was mostly a photo op with two TV stations and many photographers staging shots. Brandan did make an appearance on the local news and had a chance with the other doctors in his clinic to really talk policy with Rep. Walden after the cameras were gone.
Sophie signed up for the cross-country team. After the first practice she said, "I quit!" She likes running, but not the intensity of the team. We're making her stick it out for 2 weeks. After that, the coaches ask the slower runners to leave-- this team is serious about running hard and fast. Picking Sophie up from practice has been a revelation into her character. Some days she has been near tears, but soon she has us laughing along with her as she describes her struggles. And even though she knows she only has a week left, every day she runs her best. So many things are easy for Sophie -- it's inspiring to see her meet a real challenge with grace and a smile.
Sarah sent us this fantastic video and we've been a little bike crazy ever since. Brandan now looks for urban obstacles as he rides his bike to and from work and is working on his rusty freestyle skills. Becky is trying to bunny hop curbs (she gave up trying sometime in the 90s). Abe rides his bike every day, zooming around the neighborhood, plowing off the end of sidewalks and showing off his new trick, pedaling while standing up.
2 comments:
It sounds like Abe would fit right in with our boys. Bikes are king around here. Sophie is such a good sport to keep going and not give up.
I'm sorry I missed the news piece with Brandan and Greg Walden. That would have been interesting.
I'm proud of Sophie. I just knew she was going to grow up to be something special. Good luck to her. I think it's great she is at least giving cross country a try. I shunned everything athletic until well into my twenties. Good for her.
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