| Early in the week, while Merrick was being coached by some imported British Soccer coaches, I was able to watch Sophia in her last concert of the year. Her choir sang a half dozen songs in a half hour presentation including some with Mark Twain quotes and set to a jazzy rhythm. Friday was introduction to the whole weekend, races and crowds. We hurried over to Lambeau for our Cell Com packet pick up and the traffic around the stadium was crazy. Sophia did comment that she liked the way I didnt use bad language when people cut me off in traffic, which was seemingly happening often. It is a big race and several distances, over five thousand runners for the 5K alone. Grandma and Grandpa made the post work Friday drive over and we supplied them with mediocre tacos and a tiny futon to sleep on. Before the night was over however, the kids took turns telling me their favorite "Yo' Mama" jokes....until we reminded them that my mama was the kind lady that had just adorned them with gifts and car candy. They were awake and eager come Saturday morning and all of us headed into the crisp air and bright sunshine of the race morning. Grandpa had the signs made for his favorite runners and while Sophia and I completed the 5 K in personal record time (31:27) the other three waited for us to do a lap inside of Lambeau. Sophia ran strong the whole way and honestly I wouldn't have run it much faster with out her. It was such a great thing to do and run with such pride, a feeling that I would again feel when Merrick and I ran later in the day. Merrick ran in the Power run, a 3/4 mile event with a loop inside of Lambeau field. He ran the whole thing with a smile on his face and I even grabbed him once to hoist him onto the pads behind the end zone for his first Lambeau leap. He spent much of the time giving high fives to everyone that was near the sidelines. The event wrapped up in the early late morning and after a brief lunch of hotbeefs Grandprize and Grandma heading back home, and apparently, if Chiller is to be believed, to Princeton. We napped a bit and cleaned up and then headed south to meet up with the rest of the pack of six to finish off the day with a big spaghetti meal and general relaxation. The kids made tree fort until about dark and Sunday morning with the sun shining we headed back north to rest and get ready for one of the few remaining weeks before school ends for the year. |
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