First Race!!!

HE DID IT! Brad ran his first 5K (3.1 miles) this morning. Here he is almost at the finish line. He did great, felt great and did his best time yet!

Here is Brad in the center of the pack at the beginning of the race.

The start of the race at the Old Well on UNC Campus.

Getting ready for the race, #3 is ready to run.

It was a beautiful autumn morning on the campus of UNC. The weather was cool with a slight breeze, perfect for a quick run.

CONGRATULATIONS BRAD!

BEAT EAST!

The first game the cheerleaders have cheered at was last night at our cross town rival East Chapel Hill High. GOOOOOOOOOOOOO TIGERS! GOOOOOOOOOOOO Olivia!



Chapel Hill Tigers did claw the "Kittens", otherwise known as the Wildcats; 12-7! Congratulations to all the Tigers! Our stands were filled with students who cheered on the girls and the team. With one second left on the clock the student body stormed the field in celebration!

We've Got Spirit!

School is in full swing for everyone. The girls are hard at work studying and cheering. I welcomed new students on Tuesday and have a great class. We are going to have a great year!

Olivia tried out for cheerleading and is on Varsity again this year. The squad finally has a coach, after waiting to hear all summer the school hired a coach the Friday prior to the start of school. Then they had to have try outs and begin practices, so they have yet to cheer at a football game. After missing three games they will finally cheer at "the big game" against our rival East Chapel Hill next Friday. GOOOOOOOOOOOOO TIGERS!

We've got spirit, yes we do! The first Smith Middle School football was a winner! Smith shut out Stanback with a 26 to 0 score and the cheerleaders were wonderful!


Captain Lyndsey had fun cheering for the team and inspiring the spectators in the stands. GO CYCLONES!

For Labor Day weekend we spent time in Virginia. Brad's parents joined us and we celebrated both Brad's birthday on the 4th and had an early celebration for his dad's 70th birthday on September 16. Brad went early and had Friday with his parents while the girls and I played a trick and arrived earlier then they thought on Friday evening to surprise Brad for his birthday. When we got to the house no one was there so Lyndsey set to work and made brownies for Brad and sugar free Jello for Pop Pop. Brad was surprised!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Mamie had a cheesecake for Pop for his celebration on Sunday. After cake we watched his present; a DVD of converted 1960's home movies. It was fun to see Mamie and Pop and all Brad's family from "back in the day". Mamie and Pop Pop haven't changed much!!!

Back to Work

Well my summer is officially over and teacher work days have begun. My co-teacher Cindy and I have worked two 8 1/2 hour days trying to rearrange the classroom and wash walls, windows, tables and chairs. Thankfully we washed all the toys at the end of the last school year in May. Tomorrow we plan to do a little more shopping for the last few needed items; new trash can, velcro strips, poster hangers, plants, etc. The next step is paperwork; checking completed forms, copying important information the families need to start off the year, including H1N1 information. Friday is open house for the families so everything needs to be completed by 9:30 Friday morning. We've invited our class and their families to come to the open house with the director, explore the room, meet us and then join us for an ice cream social to get to know each other. The children will come to school next Tuesday at 9:00; there is still a ton of things to accomplish but we always pull through.