On to the Next One

     Have I mentioned lately that I'm OVER rain? I feel like we'll start floating away soon if the rain doesn't hold off! At least the next few days are supposed to be dry (as of right now anyway). It looked like it was going to rain ALL day and it did for awhile but after dinner the sky looked blue and promising.

     Did I mention that I got new shoes today? So, of course, we headed out to do our loop to finish our distance for the Let 'Em Know 5K for FragileX. Froggie was a little upset for awhile and ended up being carried for a bit. She  ended up falling asleep on Big Brother shortly after our ice cream stop. I'm amazed that she wasn't covered in ice cream when we got home!
     It started to drizzle sporadically on our way back and Hubby and I were a little fearful that we  would have to sprint home in the rain. Now that this 5K is in the books we'll be working on the next one (scheduled for 8/11).

Let 'Em Know 5k Follow Up

     Right smack in the middle of two thunder storms we decided to take a walk. Normally that would have been my excuse not to go but I figured since rain has become an equally foul "four letter word" as snow I should probably just go.
     After dinner and prepping everyone to head out the door we packed the kids in the double jogging stroller and headed out. We decided to officially count our distance today as part of my distance for the Let 'Em Know 5K. We decided to take a walk to the local ice cream stand, get a snack, turn around and come back.

Froggie sleeping on her Big Brother.

     We logged 1.8 miles towards our 5K (3.10686 miles) which means we have 1.30686 miles left which means another trip for ice cream and we'll make our distance!

What's in the Envelope

     So here's what was in the envelope I got yesterday from the National Fragile X Foundation.

     That's right, my 5K packet has officially arrived! July is National Fragile X awareness month, and as Healthy Hips Awareness month comes to a close I am preparing to begin my month of 5K's including the NFXF Let 'Em Know 5K.

     As I noted in my last post about this 5K "Fragile X Syndrome (FXS) is a genetic condition that causes intellectual disability, behavioral and learning challenges and various physical characteristics. Though FXS occurs in both genders, males are more frequently affected than females, and generally with greater severity. (http://www.fragilex.org) 

     Please consider donating to our team and helping to raise awareness of something that affects people on a daily basis. Until you read this you probably had never heard of Fragile X Syndrome, but it is those causes that you knew little about that require the most help. If you want to check it out or donate you can do that here. http://www.crowdrise.com/Kathleen-NFXFLetEmKnow5k-kathl/fundraiser/michellemong

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