Yesterday Chelsea ran her best personal 5k at Masterson Park in Lexington: 23 minutes, 16 seconds. During the race she was in considerable pain, pain in both of her lower ribsides. So proud of her! Later in the afternoon I took her to a party at First Baptist Church where with some of her friends they played cards and went to Starbucks afterwards. Before going to bed, June, Chelsea, and I prayed for Harold and for the people of Dafur. Then we turned our clocks back an hour and went to bed.

Welcome into the Family, Truman!

Lisa sent these pictures to us yesterday. Truman is the newest addition to Lisa and Tim's family. And Coleman, Lisa's best friend for many years, has someone to play with and take care of--and, well, teach this little fella a few tricks. Andy forgot to ask what sort of dog Truman is. We don't even know if Truman is potty-trained. But from the sound of the name, we're sure he must be a Democrat. Good for you, Truman.

Chelsea runs at the Kentucky Horse Park

On Saturday, September 30, Chelsea--with her Model Lab's High School Cross-Country Team--ran 3.1 km at the Kentucky Horse Park. It was a gruelling race; the fields were soaked after a night's rain, the hills were long, and some were steep. Chelsea eats, thinks, and trains as a real athlete. We're so proud of her! .

Carol and Hugh Sit on the New Deck!

Just before we left Georgia to return to Kentucky, Carol and Hugh came over for supper. It was then that they got to see the deck for the first time. After eating supper, we all came to sit outside and enjoy the two new red Adirondeck chairs that Becky bought for us. Here Carol is sitting in one; Andy has gone down the stairs to take the picture.Yes, I know you can't see them well, but that's the point. The new deck is huge! This photo of Carol, Hugh, and June sitting on the top-level decl was taken from the mid-level deck. And taken just so you can get some idea as to how nice it is. So nice that there's a lower-level deck that you can see in this photo. On his next trip down to the lake, Andy plans to take a panorama picture of all three levels by getting up on the roof, aiming his camera down, and catching the whole business in all its glory.

June and Andy sing 'Happy Birthday" to Bobbie Foster

We just had to do it! On September 21, we drove down to Georgia so we could say "Happy Birthday" to Bobbie Foster, June's dear friend who celebrated her 80th birthday. What a good time! Bobbie's daughter made sure it was a great big splash with lots of friends, lots of food, and plenty of photographs of Bobbie. Wow, she was good-looking when she was eighteen, and even more lovely and beautiful now. We wish you many more B days, Bobbie!

Harold: In and Out of Emory Hospital; Doing Fine!

Experiencing some abdominal pain, two weeks ago Harold drove himself up to and checked himself into Atlanta's Emory University Hospital. After about five days, he was feeling much better (talk to him yourself if you want to the details), drove himself home, and is now back to his daily rounds of walks, breakfast at Hardy's, and visiting garage sales. What you see is his underwear! Because the check-in to Emory was on quick notice, Harold didn't bring a trunk full of clothing. After a day or so, he washed his own underwear, hung it up to dry in the window, and then proudly displayed it--so nice and clean--for all to see in his room. Resourceful!