Week #20 Roundup

This week the team raised $20.00, bringing the total up to $10 945.00. I always put off writing the weekly roundup in the hopes that miraculously and wonderfully, our total will surge higher higher higher and then I can say that we have raised something astronomical. And then I turn back the clock to November 7th when I first signed up for this ride and thought it would be a miracle to raise five hundred dollars. And then I look at our almost-eleven-grand. And then I think, "not bad." In fact, I think, "well done." Accordingly, I say "well done" to YOU, generous donors.

I have another total to speak of this week, but it's not so good. It's an amendment of the last blog's shoe total: two months, four pairs of shoes. On Thursday, I wanted to go to Montreal and so I booked the tickets. A little over 36 hours later, I was on a train. It felt nice to get away and abandon thinking and sadness, although there was a tad bit of sadness at missing Wallace come home fresh from the groomer. I relaxed, I read, I ate (I DIDN'T spin), and yes, I made a shopping itinerary. And when I saw these beautiful camel-coloured oxfords in my size, - LAST PAIR, no less - I couldn't help but think, yes, this is a sign - daddy wants me to own these. I have a feeling that I will use this line of thinking for the rest of my life. And why shouldn't I? Dads want their little girls to have everything they want. Even if they are only shoes.