Looking forward to School Starting

This may sound horrible. But, I'm looking forward to the kids getting back to school, so I can get back to a normal training schedule. With them out of school, it's so hard getting in a workout in the morning and then the afternoons are wrought with activities and/or bad weather, skeeters. So, I'm ready for them to get back to a routine.

Today we did reach our goal of finding 50 caches! Yeah. Sam still wants to try and find more before school starts next week, so we're thinking of tackling the Harry Potter series we found. Sounds like fun.

Well, Olympic coverage for the women's gymnastics should be coming on sometime soon. Go Team USA!

Oh, and my new mantra for this TNT season is:

Run with Purpose, Walk with Passion, Race for a Cure!

What do you think? Like it? I'm still looking for a wealthy benefactor to sponsor me this season. Also, I am very thankful and accepting of any amount I receive to help me reach my fundraising goal. So, please don't feel like you have to make a large donation to donate, because trust me when I say any amount, no matter how large or small, will make a difference. Thank you again in advance. To make a donation, you can either click on the Team In Training link at right or visit my website at:

http://pages.teamintraining.org/ncfl/wdw13/RunDisney

Philanthropist Needed!

Philanthropist Needed. I am seeking a benefactor to sponsor me in my race to end cancer. If you're new to my blog, I am running the Walt Disney World Half Marathon in January to raise funds for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. I am part of Team In Training, the largest sports endurance charitable organization. My team could really use a generous donation to help us reach our fundraising goals. You will find us to be passionate, enthusiastic for our cause.

If you would like to help, please click on the Team In Training link at right or visit my website for more information: http://pages.teamintraining.org/ncfl/wdw13/RunDisney

Thank you for your support. I appreciate every penny donated to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

Below is a photo of Enzo and Sarah, just two of the many reasons I do this:

Strength Training Today

Need to fit some strength training into my day. I'm starting to have the same problems with my right knee area, so need to get back into doing my squats, push ups, etc. again before I really start running the longer distances.

I'm still trying to find a few more people to join our Team In Training team. It's a great way to run for a cause. The money you raise goes to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to pay for patient and family services and to further research to find a cure for blood cancers. If now isn't a good time for you to join a team, you can still show your support by making a donation. Any amount, no matter how large or small, helps, so please donate today. Click the Team In Training link at right for more information on how you can help or visit my website at:

http://pages.teamintraining.org/ncfl/wdw13/RunDisney

Thanks everyone for your good thoughts and donations!

Olympic Fever

Olympic Fever has reached our home. Great job to all of our Team USA athletes. Seeing you compete and hearing your stories is so inspiring. Ryan Lochte - you rock!! Good luck to everyone! My son has been having fun setting up scenes of different Olympic events with his GoGo Crazy Bones characters. Here's a photo of the hurdles - with the US team winning - of course.

Looking forward to women's gymnastics tonight and more beach volleyball! Go Kerri and Misty. You are fabulous.

We're ready for the Olympics!

We're all looking forward to the Olympics. My son wants to watch diving, daughter wants to watch gymnastics, my husband likes track and field and I like swimming, gymnastics, volleyball and track and field events. Gotta get going, dinner needs to get cooked and then we'll watch opening ceremonies of the Olympics. Go Team USA!!

Girls are Ready for Team USA!

Cheerios - Breakfast of Champions!

What's this?

"What's this?" was the question of the day. My son and I went geocaching around town again, while my daughter was in camp. We'd be looking around for a cache and he'd say "what's this?" Some people are very creative with their containers and their hiding spots. Anyway, it was a great day spent with my son and the weather was actually pretty nice instead of being horribly hot.

Now, it's time to get a little business taken care of. I received my first donation by mail yesterday in response to the letters I sent out! Hopefully, the donations will start coming in quickly. I'd love to have my fundraising done and out of the way so I can be of more help to my mentees than worrying about my own.

So, on that lead in, Please, Please, PLEASE!!! - make a donation today. You can use the Team In Training icon on the right to reach my website, or copy and paste my website's address into your browser: http://pages.teamintraining.org/ncfl/wdw13/RunDisney

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is such a worthwhile organization and very deserving of everyone's attention and support. If you have any questions about how your donation will be used, please go to http://www.lls.org/

Thanks everyone. Keep on reading!

Things Accomplished - Things to Do!

Accomplished: Found 3 Geocaches at park, Called Beef's about hosting a fundraising event - need to call back though as coordinator was not there.

Things to Do: Attend PTO meeting today, Pick Up Girls and make a trip to grocery store and call Beef's back about scheduling a fundraising event.