Wednesday, September 18, 2013
We're almost to shore!
Team Running to China has completed 5,139 miles of our goal! Our race is just 5 weeks away. We can get to Guangzhou! If you or someone you know is running or walking let them know to contact us about their miles and help us get out of the ocean. We are almost there!
Garage sale take 3
Last weekend we set up for a third and final sale.
Almost everything was left over from the previous two sales. So it was not surprising that this sale did not raise as much as the first two. But at the end of the day we had well over $200 more to add to the adoption fund, a sizeable donation to the Good Will, and a clean garage restored to its pre-fundraising order. It was a successful day.
Almost everything was left over from the previous two sales. So it was not surprising that this sale did not raise as much as the first two. But at the end of the day we had well over $200 more to add to the adoption fund, a sizeable donation to the Good Will, and a clean garage restored to its pre-fundraising order. It was a successful day.
Sunday, September 1, 2013
Please excuse my absence
Summer is over. And I just realized I have not touched this poor blog in a while. We are still here. We are still whittling away at our fundraising goals. We are still training for a run. And we are still coping with the whirlwind of life. You know, the I-have-4-kids, school-just-started, adoption-paperwork, mixed with the soccer-season-again, parent-teacher-conferences and back-to-school-night craziness that all us parents know is coming every August.
But, it's time for an update! Time is passing and we keep inching closer to China.
Here's what you missed over the last 2 months:
another 144 training miles run (between Brad and I)
another $720 raised through a second fundraising garage sale
countless hours worked on side jobs after regular business hours which translated into:
another $833 added to the adoption fund through Brad's side business Honey-Do Helpers
and last, the decision to adjust our original goal of running the full 26.2 mile marathon to the 13.1 mile half marathon
That last one was so frustrating. But the reality is our time is precious. And we can still participate in this race and fundraise for our adoption without running the full marathon. Daddy is needed in his new business. And Mama is needed by the precious ones already home. My competitive side really wants to finish the full marathon. But it's just not going to happen this time because training takes hours and hours away from home. So we continue to train for our 13.1 miles. And we rejoice in the ability to travel to Texas cost-free thanks to airline miles accumulated during our trips to Russia.
I am down right giddy looking at our little fund raising thermometer and seeing the total over $7000! That means we are already 1/5 the way there! More than 20%! I am still running to China, one mile and one penny at a time.
But, it's time for an update! Time is passing and we keep inching closer to China.
Here's what you missed over the last 2 months:
another 144 training miles run (between Brad and I)
another $720 raised through a second fundraising garage sale
countless hours worked on side jobs after regular business hours which translated into:
another $833 added to the adoption fund through Brad's side business Honey-Do Helpers
and last, the decision to adjust our original goal of running the full 26.2 mile marathon to the 13.1 mile half marathon
That last one was so frustrating. But the reality is our time is precious. And we can still participate in this race and fundraise for our adoption without running the full marathon. Daddy is needed in his new business. And Mama is needed by the precious ones already home. My competitive side really wants to finish the full marathon. But it's just not going to happen this time because training takes hours and hours away from home. So we continue to train for our 13.1 miles. And we rejoice in the ability to travel to Texas cost-free thanks to airline miles accumulated during our trips to Russia.
I am down right giddy looking at our little fund raising thermometer and seeing the total over $7000! That means we are already 1/5 the way there! More than 20%! I am still running to China, one mile and one penny at a time.
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