My Goal--I Made it!!!

I set a goal for myself back in February to run 100 miles on my shoes before I could buy new ones, no matter how long it took. Well, it took me until July 11th. I think I would have been done back in May if I hadn't hurt my hip and then broken my toe (I was 18 miles away from my goal at that point).

Now we get to plan a shopping trip for me to go to Providence to pick out new shoes. Hooray! The other day Toby yelled at me in the kitchen (in a nice way--we were all busy with dinner prep), where I keep my mileage chart: "Mom! You filled up your chart!" He has a similar chart that we put stars on when he does his chores or shows extra kindness, and he's earning things like video game time with Dad or bowling time, etc. We make a big deal out of him filling in 10 squares. I think he figured that when my chart was filled that we'd have a party or something, but it's been quite anti-climatic around here. :o)