June Highlights:
- Lilah is promoted to High School with honors for her 4.0 GPA throughout middle school
- All the dads celebrate Father’s Day
- Compete in Breath of Life triathlon for 9th straight year and set a PR on this course
- Watch all Chile World Cup games with my parents, with sister joining us on last one, a heart-breaking loss to Brazil (via penalty kicks)
- Summer beach day in beautiful Carpinteria
- Lilah celebrates birthday
Lilah Promoted to High School
Promotion is what they call middle school graduation nowadays. As you know, Lilah can be very particular about things. This character trait of hers was again evident when she asked me if “I bragged about her accomplishments.” I said that when the topic comes up in conversation I may mention an accolade or two, and then I asked if that was okay? She said, “yes, it’s okay for you to brag about me.” So now that I have her permission I can say that Lilah was promoted with honors and received the Presidential Scholarship Award for maintaining a 4.0 GPA all through middle school (and her entire academic stay at her K-8 school). (more…)