End of the School Year BUSY-ness
![The end of the year insanity began with States in Cross Country. Here's Eli receiving the baton in the 4 x 800 m. relay](https://www.sarahannsmith.com/weblog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014.06.SarahAnnSmith.comBlog.0071.jpg)
The end of the year insanity began with States in Cross Country. Here’s Eli receiving the baton in the 4 x 800 m. relay
Good thing my blog allows me to write posts then schedule them out into the future! It has been insanely busy. Here’s a smattering of the early June busy-ness!
![The kid in mid-stride, airborne! The team was happy to not finish last at States, as the fast runners were doing other races and not the relays.](https://www.sarahannsmith.com/weblog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014.06.SarahAnnSmith.comBlog.0061.jpg)
The kid in mid-stride, airborne! The team was happy to not finish last at States, as the fast runners were doing other races and not the relays.
Then the Track and Field team end-of-season picnic and awards at a waterfront park in Rockport, Maine.
![Then there's the garden. I need to see if I can get the weed whacker working (ugh, I am NOT mechanical), but here I hacked out the dead rugosa rose stuff. Fortunately, there are a lot of "runners" that are growing well.](https://www.sarahannsmith.com/weblog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014.06.SarahAnnSmith.comBlog.0141.jpg)
Then there’s the garden. I need to see if I can get the weed whacker working (ugh, I am NOT mechanical), but here I hacked out the dead rugosa rose stuff. Fortunately, there are a lot of “runners” that are growing well.
And my beloveds, Sven (the gnome) and Phineas (the phlamingo):
![Whimsy in your life is a good thing. Thanks so much to Joshua and Ashley for the best mother's day gift EVER! I keep moving the pair about. TOTALLY LOVE THIS!](https://www.sarahannsmith.com/weblog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014.06.SarahAnnSmith.comBlog.0131.jpg)
Whimsy in your life is a good thing. Thanks so much to Joshua and Ashley for the best mother’s day gift EVER! I keep moving the pair about. TOTALLY LOVE THIS!
Then on the final day of school, after Eli’s last exam, we attended a memorial service for one of his Cross Country teammates, Forest P., who died a week ago from a brain tumor at the age of 18. His parents got him a tutor, though, and he was able to graduate along with his class (though of course he was way too ill to attend the ceremony, he died just a few days after). His father wanted the teammates to come do his practice run route near their home where the reception after was held. When Forest and a friend would come in (usually within 10 feet of each other), everyone would shout “Run, Forest, run!” so we did. Sigh. So impossibly sad:
![Members of the team including the coach head out to run for Forest](https://www.sarahannsmith.com/weblog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014.06.SarahAnnSmithBlog.YearEnd001.jpg)
Members of the team including the coach head out to run for Forest–kids are to the right of the lady in the rose suit
![And Friday night was the delayed Wrestling potluck and awards. Eli received a new award, the Chris Remsen award named after a legendary Camden high school athlete. Given the description, I'd call it an all-around best award: best athlete, scholar and teammate.](https://www.sarahannsmith.com/weblog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014.06.SarahAnnSmithBlog.YearEnd002.jpg)
And Friday night was the delayed Wrestling potluck and awards. Eli received a new award, the Chris Remsen award named after a legendary Camden high school athlete. Given the description, I’d call it an all-around best award: best athlete, scholar and teammate. [We postponed the dinner/awards because asst. coach True’s house burned down two nights before the original date. Luckily though they lost their dog, they and infant son are fine.]
Let the summer begin…it looks to be as busy for Eli and me as this past week!