National Dog Day: Who Knew?!

Today’s Numbers: Nancy's Total Movement Mileage: 700.5 (running: 525.3; walking: 30.4; biking: 144.8) Money Found For Food Bank: $56.84

2,015 in 2015 Change Hounds progress: Nancy: 700.5 Aaron: 426.8 (b: 382.1; w: 44.7)  Elly: 160.9 Total: 1288.2

 

Quick update from yesterday. Or, should I say, quick correction from yesterday: Remember that silver dollar I found and was so excited about? Okay, so, I show it to Aaron who immediately said, "I think that's a 50-cent piece." Aw, MAN! As soon as he said it, I knew he was right! I actually remember having a handful of these when I was a kid (we're talking first grade), and I did remember they were 50-cent pieces. He verified his thought on the internet; I went the most direct route and fished it out of the Food Bank stash to check. Yup. Look what I would have seen yesterday had I ever turned the coin over:

Oh well. It's still super cool. The Food Bank money has been updated, and we're all good!

And, today ...

Did you know it's National Dog Day? I didn't until a friend of mine posted it on Facebook. And, then, I double-verified it on the Snoopy Facebook page. (Yes, I do know what I just said and the source I used!) Keep in mind how very wrong I was about on what day National Ice Cream Day falls, so I felt the need to do some kind of checking before announcing here!

Anyway, I'm so very glad I decided to take Elly with me on this morning's run. I would have hated whiffing National Dog Day and all. She was pretty stoked to go with me, too:

Because it was only 53 degrees, I decided she was good probably good to go on my 5-mile route, and I was right. She had a wonderful time and even ran almost all of it (versus dinking around and being a distracted runner). She's currently in solid nap mode on her Snoopy blanket. She earned it!

I was glad to have decided (and committed to myself) last night that I would run this morning because I was not feeling it when I woke up! I even had a moment of, "Seriously, I think this is a really bad idea and I should probably sleep a little longer." And, then, I looked at the clock, and it was 1:24 a.m. and realized that was not the time to make such a decision.

How I was even the least bit rational at 1:24 a.m. is beyond me!

I was much better when I got up for real, and the run itself was a great way to start the day! Oh ... one more thing ... remember last Friday when I noted someone was going to be bummed when they reached for their afternoon snack not knowing it was sitting by a curb? Add this person to that list:

You can also add the person who dropped their package of Nature Valley Granola Bars, still in the wrapper, in a parking lot yesterday morning.

May you know where all things you need and want to get through your day are, and I'll check in after the morning run!