Recovery Weekend (for David)

After running the marathon last weekend, David was able to settle in for a quiet recovery this weekend. He went to Cold Spring on Friday to join Paul & Gretchen for "Family Fun Night" at their school. They played games, did a school-wide scavenger hunt, and played Bingo.

Braxton spent Friday night at his friend Andrew's house. He seems to have found a posse of teenage boys to hang out with and do whatever it is that teenage boys do while not talking to one another.

Saturday was a quiet day for David. He took Emma to her swim lessons in the morning. She is really taking to the water! She works very hard and seems to have fun no matter what they are doing. David spent the afternoon watching the Gopher football team get a road victory against Illinois. Then he took the dogs for a long walk on a beautiful fall day (sunny & 75 degrees). David was going to run with the dogs, but his legs are still sore from the marathon.

Zoe had a soccer game on Saturday. Braxton and Bayley had a service project at church.

Beth had a busy Saturday which also featured a recovery theme. She met some friends for breakfast and then went to Zoe's soccer game. After that she went out with the Houston girls - Barb, Cathy, and Jenny - and they all went to the spa together. This was an outing Cathy had given them all for Christmas last year. Beth got a deep tissue massage. The masseuse indicated that Beth had the tightest, tensest shoulders she had ever worked on. Beth needed that massage!

Sunday was also a nice quiet recovery day - for David. The family went to Sunday School together in the morning. Then Bayley, Braxton, and Zoe - supervised by Beth - went to their Dad's house to do some cleaning as part of his birthday present.

David went home and squirmed through a Viking's victory over the hapless, winless Lions. In the afternoon, Beth & David took advantage of the warm day (80 degrees!) and took the dogs for another long walk.

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