Right Place, Right Time, Good Kid
Wow! I thought it had been at least six months since I had blogged. I was happy to log in and discover that it had been a little less than that. See? I'm not as behind on life as I thought I was. I offer no excuses besides just plain laziness, and I make no promises for the future. I do like looking back at what's transpired in our lives, so maybe I will try to increase my average to more than two posts a year.
We had kind of a cool thing happen recently. Adam got a couple of awards, one from the Eagle Fire Department and one from the YMCA, both for the same good December deed. When the Eagle Fire Department notified him that he was going to be honored, we were all a little surprised, but we figured we should show up if they were going to make the effort. So, we did, and it was a nice little event. Here is the link to the article that appeared in the newspaper:
http://www.idahostatesman.com/2013/03/12/2488633/three-centennial-high-runners.html
Two local news stations also aired the story on the ten o'clock news.
In summary, Adam and two of his cross country friends were out on a winter training run in the foothills. About a mile and a half into the run, they stumbled upon a huge, distressed dog and an injured woman sprawled out awkwardly on the ground. She had already called "911" for help, but she was worried that the paramedics wouldn't be able to find her because she was running trails. She was also in a lot of pain. Adam's friend Micah ran back to the start of the trail to guide the paramedics in while Adam and Emily stayed with Leslee, the injured runner. Emily tried to control the dog, and Adam gave Leslee his shirt to keep her warm and tried to keep her calm in the process.
Micah soon brought the paramedics back, and they air-lifted Leslee to the hospital where she had surgery to repair her broken femur and did great. She is back on her feet and even running again. (Those runners are tough ones, eh?) Besides being a little cold and tired--they ran more than ten miles in the process of getting reunited with each other after they had made arrangements for the dog, etc.--, Adam and his friends were none the worse for wear either. Adam did apologize for being gone so long.
The YMCA honored the kids because Leslee works there, and the Eagle Fire Department honored them because it's good public relations. Leslee and her husband also gave each of them a water bottle and a gift card to Bandanna, which happens to be Adam's favorite running store. I was just pleased that Adam "did what any normal person would have done" and didn't think it was that big of a deal. Leslee seemed to think it was, and I'm glad everything turned out okay. Good work, Adam!
Wow! I thought it had been at least six months since I had blogged. I was happy to log in and discover that it had been a little less than that. See? I'm not as behind on life as I thought I was. I offer no excuses besides just plain laziness, and I make no promises for the future. I do like looking back at what's transpired in our lives, so maybe I will try to increase my average to more than two posts a year.
We had kind of a cool thing happen recently. Adam got a couple of awards, one from the Eagle Fire Department and one from the YMCA, both for the same good December deed. When the Eagle Fire Department notified him that he was going to be honored, we were all a little surprised, but we figured we should show up if they were going to make the effort. So, we did, and it was a nice little event. Here is the link to the article that appeared in the newspaper:
http://www.idahostatesman.com/2013/03/12/2488633/three-centennial-high-runners.html
Two local news stations also aired the story on the ten o'clock news.
In summary, Adam and two of his cross country friends were out on a winter training run in the foothills. About a mile and a half into the run, they stumbled upon a huge, distressed dog and an injured woman sprawled out awkwardly on the ground. She had already called "911" for help, but she was worried that the paramedics wouldn't be able to find her because she was running trails. She was also in a lot of pain. Adam's friend Micah ran back to the start of the trail to guide the paramedics in while Adam and Emily stayed with Leslee, the injured runner. Emily tried to control the dog, and Adam gave Leslee his shirt to keep her warm and tried to keep her calm in the process.
Micah soon brought the paramedics back, and they air-lifted Leslee to the hospital where she had surgery to repair her broken femur and did great. She is back on her feet and even running again. (Those runners are tough ones, eh?) Besides being a little cold and tired--they ran more than ten miles in the process of getting reunited with each other after they had made arrangements for the dog, etc.--, Adam and his friends were none the worse for wear either. Adam did apologize for being gone so long.
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| (l. to r. Micah Drew, Adam, Leslee Hoover, and Emily Coleman) |
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| Leslee and the runners with the paramedics who got Leslee to the hospital. |
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