7:10 the bus hit the corner, hugged my kid and off on my jaunt I went. I was gunning for 8 today, or as golfers put it, a SNOWMAN--no matter how high the score on the hole, golfers would yell up, I got an 8 or mark me down for a snowman. In reality they probably had a 10 or higher--but that's golf and this is walking.
I saw a flag hanging on a front porch that read: LIFE IS CRAZY GOOD.
Well put. Back and forth I go--1 mile from beginning of the neighborhood to the back exit, make the turn and yell--that's 1 for Erin, 2 for Erin and on and on it goes. Today the AT&T truck was at the back end--I yelled and he just looked at me and chuckled. I gave a smile and made the turn.
I must say I am really getting to know my neighbors, getting know all the in's and out's of the neighborhood--who walks their dog's, what time. I even know which houses really should consider renting a power-washer and get going on that mold, yuck!
I did 8 by 10 am--then back to start my day. My daughter got off the bus at 3:25--first thing she said was I need a snack--then, can we walk Champ? Blue-Heeler needs his exercise....
So at 4 pm we dawned our athletic clothes and off we went with champ--1 mile in and 1 mile back.
10 miles yesterday and 10 miles today for Erin.....
What is great about this trek, is; it's giving back to a person who has given so much to a great cause.
As I walk and listen to Emerson Lake and Palmer, to AC/DC to Ratt, to The Firm to John Denver and a whole other assortment of music to my ears. I think of all the different people who have been hit by breast-cancer. Yes I am doing 26.2 for Erin, but in retrospect I am doing it for your mom, your wife, my grandma and so on. Cancer is a big umbrella--and I am all in.
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