Mali Sick, Andrew Returns from XC Camp

About 1:00 AM Friday, Mali started throwing up. The initial suspect was food poisening, since she and Susy had eaten out with Rian and her mom, and the chicken seemed suspect. But at her soccer game today we learned one of the coaches had the same thing, and that it's going around, so now it looks like a virus of some kind.
Mali woke up tired and not yet fully recovered, so today just went to watch today's soccer game. Her team scored two goals to tie it up, and assure themselves of a berth somewhere other than the bottom of the premier league. We will know where tomorrow.

I picked Andrew up from his Cross Country camp with the Southridge team at Mazuma lodge on Mt. Hood Friday. He is a little tired of running after going 60 miles in 5 days, all of it on steep mountain trails. He's got a nasty blister, but is going to try a slow run tomorrow with Rian, who is getting ready for Water Polo. Practices for all Fall sports start Monday.

Andrew is at Obama headquarters, probably calling people. He's there 3:00 - 8:00 PM every day. Mali is upstairs watching the Olympics.

Obamania

Andrew, Mali, and Rian have been volunteering for the Obama campaign. So far they've worked at a voter registration booth at a Hillsboro street fair, and Andrew worked a phone bank one evening. He is thrilled his time there counts as service-learning hours for high school. He's hoping to get 200 hours in before he graduates.

Mali is hoping to follow Andrew and Rian's lead and start working at Garlic Jim's with them. The new one Rian's parent's bought is a lot closer - though still not the one that delivers to us here.

Andrew worked on his driving Saturday - driving me all the way to Rian's house. At just over walking speed it took all of 5 minutes. We all joined him there later for a very fun night of cards and pizza.