a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PPMeqZXka1Y/Sb2gxVKOmTI/AAAAAAAAAjM/WafLQzT_pfM/s1600-h/IMG_0586.JPG”img style=”margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 148px; height: 200px;” src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PPMeqZXka1Y/Sb2gxVKOmTI/AAAAAAAAAjM/WafLQzT_pfM/s200/IMG_0586.JPG” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313579904721131826″ border=”0″ //aMy race year was a wash but… I am running and biking (adding skiing back in soon) and getting general fitness back up to par. br /br /The upside of being hurt, is that it forced me to think about my future and gave me some extra time to spend with “my” kids.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PPMeqZXka1Y/Sb2ml8Fz9fI/AAAAAAAAAjs/Sx84vuTy-Kc/s1600-h/IMG_0591.JPG”img style=”margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 183px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PPMeqZXka1Y/Sb2ml8Fz9fI/AAAAAAAAAjs/Sx84vuTy-Kc/s200/IMG_0591.JPG” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313586306082928114″ border=”0″ //abr /The 5th graders recently did their annual Wax Museum. I am pictured with Pablo Picasso above, but Vikings, sport legends, family members and rock stars were all represented.br /br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PPMeqZXka1Y/Sb2mSBu-lwI/AAAAAAAAAjU/lVaijsx0mW8/s1600-h/IMG_0589.JPG”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 321px; height: 400px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PPMeqZXka1Y/Sb2mSBu-lwI/AAAAAAAAAjU/lVaijsx0mW8/s400/IMG_0589.JPG” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313585964000384770″ border=”0″ //abr /The students researched, wrote bios and created costumes and posters. a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PPMeqZXka1Y/Sb2mls-Wb8I/AAAAAAAAAjk/DC_pTPGORgM/s1600-h/IMG_0590.JPG”img style=”margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 190px;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PPMeqZXka1Y/Sb2mls-Wb8I/AAAAAAAAAjk/DC_pTPGORgM/s200/IMG_0590.JPG” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313586302025101250″ border=”0″ //aThe actual Wax Museum was the culmination of their research. Each student stood in front of their poster, in full costume and character. When other students and visitors came up to press their “push” button, the students would come alive, telling about their lives (and in some cases, their deaths).br /br /After being interviewed by the internal Hemingway media, they were later broadcast throughout the school on TV.br /br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PPMeqZXka1Y/Sb2mSaUZZdI/AAAAAAAAAjc/qDqRe1uJ8eQ/s1600-h/IMG_0593.JPG”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 335px; height: 400px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PPMeqZXka1Y/Sb2mSaUZZdI/AAAAAAAAAjc/qDqRe1uJ8eQ/s400/IMG_0593.JPG” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313585970599781842″ border=”0″ //abr /I have been able to join the 5th graders for this kind of adventure rather than hear about it from the road – one of the silver specks that has lined my rain cloud this winter. br /br /The road to achieving a goal can be a rocky one. It doesn’t mean you can’t get there; just that it isn’t easy. Having the support of friends and family along the extra bumpy section this year has kept my hubcaps from falling off. br /br /Thanks for having me in your class kids!div class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4299718529371785873-8785152231593089553?l=in-the-arena-kate.blogspot.com’ alt=” //div
