Madison Marathon

james, post race

checking out the finish

puppy

lux: rock n roll

my friend james pretty much rocked the madison marathon today. he came in 12th in his age group out of hundreds, and 80th over all out of thousands. it was a bit on the hot side today, but it was pretty amazing seeing someone with such a gift do what they are born to do. the day included a best friend, fantastic school pals, a puppy, and my favorite little guy lux.

bike ride

bike basket

capitol view

i took a bike ride around lake monona today. it was hot...we hit 90! despite the heat it really felt good to get out on the cruiser. i love my bike.

baby lux

anna and lux

lux is two and a half months old tomorrow (my little baby friend from my first post). i'm lucky enough to see him about every two weeks...love him like crazy.

(photo by carla coleman, grandma)

teacher appreciation

flowers from my fantastic students

every year for teacher appreciation week our students bring flowers on wednesday. the staff knows that it's coming, but it never fails to surprise me. i have 360 students...the art room ended up with 7 vases. best day ever.

tomah

cheese

mmm

tommy thompson's brothers place...we did not go here

i met up with a friend today in tomah wisconsin. she is moving back to japan and we got to have a little visit. tomah is pretty tiny, but like all small towns in wisconsin, it has cheese.