Week 16 Training Update

Miles walked the past week: 25.05

Total Miles: 138.25 miles (from our house to halfway between Brookshire and Katy, TX)

Wow! IT IS HOT! And humid! So I find myself up earlier and earlier every morning trying to get the mileage in before the day begins. But it is going okay. Sometimes, I have to divide it up and walk some in the morning and some at night, just to get it all in. But if we head out in the morning and I walk 6 miles and work in something fun for the boys, I am wiped out by the time I get home. So I am trying to find that balance now. But it will come. I keep promising myself that October is coming...surely, it is a little cooler in Texas in October, right? (just say yes...please don't crush my dreams...)

Some friends have asked how I keep both kids in the stroller for the walk. First of all, a friend gave me her double jogging stroller and neither kid has figured out how to unhook the straps. Hallelujah! That's step one. Then, Sam is working toward a trip to a water park. So he gets stickers for walking with me everyday. The number he earns depends on the distance. So he had to earn 47 stickers since the park is 47 miles away. He only has 7 left to go! After that, there will be some marvelous Plan B to get us through the rest of the summer. I have no idea what he will earn after that, but he is bound to want something eventually. : ) Stephen is young enough to still "go with the flow" so he just gets in there when I ask him to.

In other news, I have GOT to get a fundraising letter out ASAP. I am waiting on a few more details to fall into place. But this is all for naught if I don't raise 22oo dollars by November. Yikes! That should go out this week. I hope... : )