We had a great time running the July 4th 5K in Maplewood. This time I ran with Wendy and Chris paced with Fer. He definitely has a future (and a past) as a running coach as Fer shaved 4 minutes off her Florham Park time! Wendy and I took it a little easier than she did in Florham Park, running 12 minute miles in the heat. And we made it despite the fact that they ran out of water both on the course and at the finish line! Afterward we went out for breakfast with the Cannings to celebrate (Patricia, Jim and Jessica also ran the race), then had a quiet afternoon at home before a quick swim and picnic at the pool and then the family circus in Maplewood as our final July 4th activity. We skipped the fireworks this year in favor of a reasonable bedtime, and heard the next day that this was a good choice as the fireworks were apparently extremely crowded.
Overall our re-entry from Minnesota has gone really well. There was some agitation at bedtime the first night back, but the last 2 days have been great between our July 4th activities and then yesterday transitioning back to summer session at Newark Academy. Both girls have been so diligent with completing the unexpected homework from the summer session and seem in very good spirits with the new friends they have made and the interesting work they are doing there. We are so proud of them!
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