Go Far 5K Race

This was our 2nd year competing in this local 5K race.
This year, it moved to downtown High Point. Above: our school's team. My kids are both near the center of the 2nd row. Ross is wearing a hat and Lydia is sporting a black headband.

While I ran beside Lydia and pushed him in his jogging stroller, Russell exclaimed:
"I'm not even sweating!"

Lydia Fall 2010

Lydia has exchanged only a few emails in her 8 years. Her first email was sent to her friend Caroline T. Today, she asked if she may send a message to her teacher who had gone home sick. I agreed and the message she wrote touched me:

Subject: love you
Message: I really missed you today.I hope you can come back tomarow.I LOVE YOU and i hope you feel better.
Lydia

I'll summarize her teacher's reply here:

Lydia,

I am feeling better and I should be at school tomorrow. I missed you too!

Thanks for your note.

Mrs. L.

That is sweet. Honestly, we've had one great teacher after another in our public school system.

Photo of Lydia with her buddy from school, gymnastics, and Brownies at their school's 50th Anniversary celebration.

Evening Near the Temple of Poseidon

Temple of Poseidon