It was so nice to be back “home”. There were so many people I hadn’t seen for a
long time at the fair and it was a nice opportunity to get the chance to catch
up. We hosted a ring toss game to help us
raise money and highlight our project for Team Fox in running the NYC marathon.
We had many people who didn’t know
about it and it was such a great chance to just spread the word about what we
are doing. Everyone won a prize (don’t tell dad)…so it was fun to just interact
with the kids. (Oh..and the adults of course too) J
I think mom was most
popular at the tent….I kept hearing “Mrs. Spangler!” exclamations…or after she
left asking where she was. (Apparently 3rd
grade teachers are popular in the summertime) J Mom was especially touched by one younger boy
(who didn’t know dad..he was too young to have ever had him in school) as he asked
mom why her husband couldn’t be there when she asked him to sign the poster. Mom
mentioned to him that he was really sick and had to stay at home and the little
boy without hesitation told mom…”well I’m really sorry…I’m going to keep him in
my prayers for you”. Kindness
goes a long way.
We had MANY people stop by to ask questions and it always
turned into sharing stories of dad, and them highlighting memories they had about
dad. Hearing that from people we were
even too young to remember really spoke for itself as to why we are doing
this. THANK YOU to all that dropped off
donations and played the game, and know how much it means to us all. Just hearing people share stories about dad and
the awareness of making a difference for the future with this was our biggest
goal for the experience. Dad loves our
community so much, and there isn’t anything else I’m sure he’d rather us be
doing then pulling people together for a common goal.
When we got home on Saturday night a little after 11pm he
was still a little bit awake….we surprised him with his poster to show him
everyone who signed it and stopped to check up on him. He couldn’t stop smiling and I told him I’d
leave it by his side so he could look a little closer tomorrow. Mom said he’s turned the poster around
several times reading closely the notes and names…so thank you everyone! Keeping dad’s spirits up is the most
important thing we want to do.
As far as the running goes..I was a bit aggravated at myself
for not sneaking in a few runs….Friday I was at the fair till late right after
work, and Saturday I was mad at myself all day for not getting up early and
running before we had to leave. Excuses….Excuses…. However I was going to run laps around the
Fair if Brian Morton ran with me, but I couldn’t get him to do it with me J
As for Sunday I swapped long run days, and took to the road
for my 1 hour 55 minute run. It had
looked stormy all morning, so to avoid guilt any longer I took off saying if it
starts to storm come and get me. The
humidity almost seemed like it was ready to burst just waiting on the storm to
hit. Of course it never did till AFTER I
was home J I had to laugh as I had to run 2 laps around
the house to add the additional minute onto the run so I didn’t cheat
myself. I suppose that’s a life of a
runner J I’ve ran many “mini circles” to finish out
the clock.
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