Rainy June

Did you see the stories that we are in one of the top 5 rainiest June's in the Syracuse area? (Sitting at 4th at the start of today with a chance to move up.) Much better than fighting over water like they are in California though, right? This triggered a look back at the wettest, and somewhat deadly, June in Syracuse.

A big THANK YOU to Tim and Lindsay for a great TRY gathering on Friday night! I believe with kids and dogs that 20 "beings" attended? That is quite the get together for a random night in June. Thank you for being generous with your house and time. :-)

Today is forecast to be rain or storms all day, so a good chance of getting wet tonight. It's less than 2 weeks til the Boilermaker so could be a good time to hit up Faith Hill? Especially if people have not been getting any hilly runs in?

You married people know what I'm talking about here - sometimes it's just hard to "get in the mood" after doing the same thing over and over again. With the rainy, cool, weather it's not worth attempting a Thursday outing this week and there isn't much going on to write about from my beautiful mind this week.

BUT, Jill had a fun, different, event to share about. She is taking part in the "Anything That Rolls" event coming up on Sunday, July 19th. It appears to me that it will take place on the parkway itself (so basically the Corporate Challenge course) and is a non-competitive event (don't want to call it a "race") that supports AccessCNY (formerly was called "Enable and Transitional Living Services") as it raises money for services that support all sorts of disabilities.

Jill is requesting teammates for her "Tigger Rolls Too" team and while she didn't ask me to do this - I'm sure she'd welcome donations to either her or her team as well. Her priority is recruiting teammates to make the event more fun.

Stealing shamelessly from their event page:
"This annual event invites people of all ages and abilities to walk, ride, or roll with us down Onondaga Lake Parkway to support AccessCNY's services for individuals with developmental disabilities, physical disabilities, mental health issues and acquired brain injuries.

Bring your wheelchair, powerchair, bicycle, tricycle, unicycle, recumbent bike, roller skates, wagons, strollers, coat racks... anything goes! Travel as far as you'd like down our 3.5 mile route on Onondaga Lake Parkway. Stick around afterward for awards, games, photos, and fun!"

It's only $10 to join in (10 and under are free) and if you raise $50 or more you get a t-shirt. So, a really cheap option and something different to do. For people that need to see if the weather will cooperate, registration starts at 8:30 that day, "roll-out" is from 9:30-11:00 and the awards ceremony is at 11:15. (The event is centered at "Wegman's Landing" and the parkway itself will be closed, of course, for the 3 or so hours of the event.)