The Millersport Corn Festival 5K Race

Wes, Cheryl, Zoe, Heather, Meg and I ran our first ever 5K (3 1/2 mile) race Saturday. I grabbed and early lead...........

............as Seth ends up holding everybody's belongings!

Race Participants...

.....Meg showing great form.......

...........Cheryl.....being closely watched by the Millersport EMT squad......

.....Heather with focused determination..........

...........and Wes and Zoe taking a casual confident approach!

Begin With The End In Mind....

Close to the finish ....with the American flag waving me home........

..............and finally.....cheered on by "those who went before me" (Wes, Zoe and Heather) the finish in 34 minutes.....

...and at the finish line....

....I'm presented with a special medal by Heather engraved with "Bill Weaver 1st 5 K 8/30/2008 Pressing On" which is the inspirational song I work out to..........

..........and given a special "sweat hug" from Chelsey........

............OK...that's better! : }

The Winners of the Day

The Family 5 K capillary building runners...........

..........and especially Zoe who BEAT ME......and to whom I had to at least momentarily award the "first place" medal.......

..........but who ultimately won the BIGGER OFFICIAL CORN FESTIVAL RIBBON for 2nd place in her age division!!
You are a runner, Zoe.....

Heather Becomes a Nurse!

After a lot of hard study and work including her latest stint in the Knox County hospital emergency room, Heather was honored in a pinning ceremony last night...... Here she is proceeding in to Adena Hall on the OSU Newark Campus.

The official moment.......

..........coming off stage to an awaiting admirer........

..........and a round of applause for the class of 2008.

Congratulations !!

You're going to be a great nurse, Heather!

When You Have a Granddaughter Who Lives in France....

........you find creative ways of making music together! This morning Sam called on Skype which allows us to "be in the moment" together via the internet. Eloise was.......well....just being Eloise.....talking to us in both Englifh ("I love you!")...... and French ("Au Revoir!") She played a tune for us on her flute and Grandma joined in to make it a duet. We got the latest on their vacation trip and are looking forward to seeing pictures of Southen France on their blog.

Just had to throw in this picture of Alyssa.....

........for her name sake Aunt Claudia JEAN!

A Gift From Our Neighbors...

Back in the spring Jackie and Dave told us they had something for us but we wouldn't be receiving it until later in the summer. This is now the view we have through our window over the kitchen sink. The plants growing up their TV tower are morning glories and they are gorgeous.....well.....until they grow another 3 feet and choke their television reception!!

....for now they provide a color splash.....but only in the AM.......

.....thus the name........MORNING Glories!

Seek First to Understand...and then be understood....

.........That's habit 5 of highly effective people....which I teach when I do corporate leadership training. Over the last three evenings before going to sleep I have been watching the speeches of Michelle, Hillary, Bill, Joe and tonight Martin Luthur King's "I have a dream" speech and then Barack. I will then listen next week to hear speeches by others who see things differently. One thing I have gained furthur and clearer understanding of is that I thank God for America and other places in the world who have protected freedom of speech. This wouldn't be happening in Iran!

Happy Birthday, Seth!!!

It was party time this evening at the Olive Garden.........

........Heather's parents Dave and Nita joined the rest of the Weaver/Williams clan for the celebration.

Those of you who eat at the Olive Garden know how the walls are decorated with pictures of families.....Italian families.... eating and living and loving.....and as I looked around the table this evening I saw the same thing.....OUR FAMILY....living, loving and laughing TOGETHER.