Well, the first annual Ron Ball Memorial Fun Run/Walk at Family camp this year was a huge success, in more than one way!! (Great Idea, John!) Its participants not only raised over $4,000 for missions, but it motivated Zion to get into better shape!!
Zion and I have been running every night since arriving back to 'the haven'. I, like many of you, was so proud of Zion for even finishing the 2 mile race on Saturday, but I am even more excited about how motivated he is to do better at next years race!!!! His goal is to beat Justin (Who came in THIRD this year!!!! Yup, that's my brother!!!! ;)) next year. So everyone look out!!
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Yup...and My Brother was in 1st!! Yay!! Go Jason
~Maria~
The difference is Jason is 16 or 17 and runs track right now, Justin is 30 and hasn't run in like 10 years!! I think it's very impressive that he pulled out a third place considering his competition!
Although, I have to say I was proud of everyone who ran!
Haha Ill Probably Beat Zion Through College Before He Beats Me I A Race
Did anyone notice the fact that Zion's proportions payed homage to the race's namesake?
People must've thought he was "Mr. Ball" himself.
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We used to have a neighbor named "Sandy Ball."
I thought of her every time I went to the beach and got sand in my trucks...
More Republican "Adventures in Hypocrisy" to report. Now male Republican Senators are lewdly propositioning other men in airport restrooms so beware!!
MINNEAPOLIS - Sen. Larry Craig of Idaho pleaded guilty this month to misdemeanor disorderly conduct after being arrested at the Minneapolis airport.
A Hennepin County court docket showed Craig pleading guilty to the disorderly conduct charge Aug. 8, with the court dismissing a charge of gross misdemeanor interference to privacy.
The court docket said the Republican senator paid $575 in fines and fees. He was put on unsupervised probation for a year. A sentence of 10 days in the county workhouse was stayed.
Roll Call, a Capitol Hill newspaper, which first reported the case, said on its Web site Monday that Craig was arrested June 11 by a plainclothes officer investigating complaints of lewd conduct in a men's restroom at the airport.
Craig said in a statement issued by his office that he was not involved in any inappropriate conduct.
"At the time of this incident, I complained to the police that they were misconstruing my actions," he said. "I should have had the advice of counsel in resolving this matter. In hindsight, I should not have pled guilty. I was trying to handle this matter myself quickly and expeditiously."
Craig, 62, is married and in his third term in the Senate. He is up for re-election next year. He was a member of the House for 10 years before winning election to the Senate in 1990.
He has been one of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's top Senate supporters, serving as a Senate liaison for the campaign since February. As word spread of Craig's guilty plea, a Romney campaign spokesman, Matt Rhoades, said in a statement: "Senator Craig has stepped down from his role with the campaign. He did not want to be a distraction and we accept his decision."
Sidney Smith, a Craig aide in Boise, said Monday afternoon that the senator was "in the (Boise) area" but was declining to give interviews.
Minneapolis airport police declined to provide a copy of the arrest report after business hours Monday.
Roll Call, citing the report, said Sgt. Dave Karsnia made the arrest after an encounter in which he was seated in a stall next to a stall occupied by Craig. Karsnia described Craig tapping his foot, which Karsnia said he "recognized as a signal used by persons wishing to engage in lewd conduct."
Roll Call quoted the Aug. 8 police report as saying that Craig had handed the arresting officer a business card that identified him as a member of the Senate.
"What do you think about that?" Craig is alleged to have said, according to the report.
Last fall, Craig called allegations from a gay-rights activist that he's had homosexual relationships "completely ridiculous."
Mike Rogers, who bills himself as a gay activist blogger, published the allegations on his Web site, http://www.blogactive.com, in October 2006.
Craig hasn't said if he plans to run for a fourth term in 2008. An announcement was expected this fall. His spokesman, Smith, was uncertain if Craig's guilty plea would affect his re-election plans.
"It's too early to talk about anything about that," Smith told The Associated Press.
J. Kirk Sullivan, chairman of the Idaho Republican Party, declined to comment on the situation, saying he was unaware of the nature of the charges against Craig.
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