Little Runner and I got out Wednesday for another traipse through puddles and over the same pathway as usual, but avoided the rain for that mile.
Thursday we took her older brother, Soccer Boy, to practice and went for a good 20 minute walk before she hit the playground and I read my book until practice was over. The walk actually took us longer than 20 minutes, as there was a whole crop of dandelions in need of harvest down one alley, and Little Runner just couldn’t resist them.
Yesterday we had a very busy day – her school held a walk & roll-a-thon to raise money for their special school buses. We had gotten some sponsors, so we registered, got a little canvas goody bag, and joined in a big 20 minute walk around the park. The walk was part of her family day school picnic, and there were hotdogs, chips, and juice boxes available afterwards. The teachers and aides had set up some fun activities as well, such as mini-golf, paper airplane making, face painting, blowing bubbles, and human-bowling (staff dressed up as bowling pins fell down in funny ways when a child rolled a big exercise ball at them – what a hoot!).
There was music and the staff and kids danced some special dances they had learned in phys.ed. – very cool! These other activies are what they usually have for their family day, but the walk & roll-a-thon was new. It was quite something, as they had staff dressed up as cheerleaders with water bottle spritzers, who cheered us along the way. Little Runner goes to a very special school – I am always encouraged when I see how much support she gets there.
After the picnic Soccer Boy and Hubby met us and we made it in time to see the last horse jumping competition of the day in the International Ring at Spruce Meadows. The heavens opened up with rain, lightning and thunder, but the riders kept competing, and we watched them from the bleachers under an awning. We watched some of my favourites – Ian Millar, Beezy Madden, Michael Whitaker and Ludger Beerbaum to name a few.
All Downhill From Here 