Good evening, unfortunately I won'r be contributing any miles today, I've either got strep throat or the flu. Don't worry I'll hang back, I don't want to pass it to all of you.

Well we are at a total of 12.7 miles, we are on the Mass turnpike and heading to our next historic stop Sturbridge, after that it's the Berkshires. Time to change the music

Hey all, sorry I am lagging so far behind. I only have 1.5 to report. However, it would be a lot more if I had a pedometer, as I spent the whole day SHOPPING!!!

I will try to catch up soon...

I miss shopping so much... the keys may be beautiful... but it's over 150 miles to the nearest mall, walmart, or target... Aaargh. I go maybe once every 2 months.

On to the real point here.. do rollerblading miles count? If so, I'll be adding some of those as well as my walk tomorrow, as DH and DK's and I all rollerblade a mile or more at least once a weekend (pretty cool when the 4 and 6 year olds are better than mommy, lol).

Dee

Great Job today guys... watch out for cars, and I can't wait to learn about our next stop.

Oh Chris, I am sorry you got sick on our first day out! Sending hugs! Don't worry; we will be sure to wait up for you!

And Bailey, hey NO need for apologies.. it isn't a contest LOL and I am sure there will be days when all of us lag behind... LOL for me that will probably be tomorrow since I don't do that much walking on Sundays usually.

Oh and I have two more miles

Days that the steps or miles were logged: 3/27
Steps/miles for that time: 5 (Note this includes the 3 I put earier, so 2 more)
Total number of steps/miles, to date in the challenge: 5

LOL I got excited and posted early... I will post only once a day in future. Don't worry, by the time we get to Seattle I will have my act together.

===hurrying to look up Sturbridge===

And Dee... to be honest I missed shopping and nice stores when I lived in Fort Lauderdale, let alone the Keys LOL! Compared to the Seattle metro area there was not much there.

Now on this thread I should NOT tell you about this but my friends and I went to Key West and had a Cheeseburger in Paradise at Margaritaville! Wow it was the best ever. Then we got frozen key lime pie on a stick covered in dark chocolate. We were bad bad bad that week and now I am paying for it by having to walk to Seattle!!!

Oh darn, we just missed the Maple Days Harvest at Sturbridge.. it ended the 26th! Probably just as well as they were giving away free maple candy and stuff... ha! WE don't need THAT!!!!!

MY thing would have been the art exhibition but that is in April and I can't hang around that long but have to keep walking right on through town!!

Everybody bundle up well tonight as it is only 37 degrees in Sturbridge and we don't want anyone else getting sick!!!

I decided to hang back a bit and attend church at Metro West Christian Life Center in Marlborough. Apparently it is close to Woodville (hope hope) since it was listed under their list. Sounds like a vibrant place and I could use some uplifting input after all the moving on today!

What do you get when you combine a cloudy, overcast day (like it was in Sturbridge today) with a beautiful, inviting bed and a beckoning pillow (like the ones at the Oliver Wight House in Old Sturbridge Village)?

You get a nap!

Whoops, sorry folks, I was such a slacker today! Best of intentions, not so good on action! I'll be lucky to break 2,000 today, much less 10,000.

((Weather at home should be much better tomorrow, so I'm hoping for a nice walk outside)).

Anyway, Sturbridge is a fantastic place! Old Sturbridge Village is a living museum, a recreation of a typical 1830s town. Lots of buildings to wander through -- homes of the rich and famous (for those days), and homes of the modest and thrifty. Businesses, even places of worship! The docents all roleplay, so you really feel as if you've been physically transported back to the 1830s. They are in costume. It's really neat!

You can eat 1830s-style food, too (it's fabulous!). I haven't a clue about the calorie counts, though!

It's a wonderful time for kids and adults, and you can easily spend hours, if not days poking about! I remember one time when we went, my son played 1830s-style games all day. He even learned stilt-walking and hoop rolling!

Anyway, good job you've all done today! Yahoo!!!

I'll see you tomorrow! And I'll post my paultry little contribution for today!

Well I just realized we are still about 30 miles away from Sturbridge. I don't know about you but I am TIRED so giving it a rest for the night in the Woodville area! Then I can get a good night's rest and be all fresh for church in the morning. I am still recovering from that breezy parachute drop. Lena, hope you are doing okay with the jet lag.

I've been a busy girl today, you'll love me in the morning. For now.. *hits the hay*

By the way, Misti, I love the new avatar picture. Great, great smile!

Wow a NSV's! My first day reaching 10379 steps! wahoo!
Okay this is for Saturday.. I actually was coming home from a friends birthday party..realized that I had 9012 steps and needed to reach 10000. So I asked dh to stop and let me out of the car at 11:50 at night. Of course he thought I was crazy but stopped the car. After I get out I remembered that my trusty pedometer clicks over at Midnight to the next day. So I begin to walk/ run my tushie off because I want it to say 10000! Well when I got to my driveway I had 10379 steps and the clock clicked over and I WIN!
Have a great day tomorrow...where are we now? Me Imma gonna pass out ........Blyn

Days that the steps or miles were logged: Saturday
Steps/miles for that time: 10379 Steps
Total number of steps/miles, to date in the challenge: 10379

Awesome Blyn! Congrats on reaching your 10000. I may have to get a pedometer, as much as I run around with 3 kids and 2 dogs, I must be getting close most days. Hope everyone has a wonderful morning. I slept in this morning, but you'll all see me rollerblading by with my jogging stroller later,

Dee

Misti, great new avatar, and wow, it took me awhile to realize that you had changed your name on your title/avatar thingy. Hope that church is wonderful, I may see about dropping in to join you.

Lydia, sounds as if you have a surprise for us this morning, LOL can't wait!

Blyn, I am cracking up at your determination to get your miles in. LOL I hope your husband stayed nearby in the car while you were running around out there racing the midnight clock!!!

Dee, hope to see you in church! I will be the tall fat chick wearing sneakers. But LOL I should be able to recognize you; there probably won't be too many people there with rollerblades and a stroller!

Thanks for the compliments on the Avatar... I knew it would be a bit confusing changing the name and Avatar, but I was tired of that old stuff from when I was a "Florida girl." Nothing wrong with being a Florida girl, of course, LOL, but I've been back in the PNW for years now and couldn't stand the sight of that "short hair" look on me any longer!!!

Woooooooooooooo hoooooooooooooooooooo Michele!!! !!! Look at you go!!! Congratulations! We will be in New York in no time!! LOL

If your pedometer measures miles, or treadmill, that is great too... I just am not about to bother trying to figure out how to program mine so will use the average LOL; and use the miles if I use a treadmill.

That Dee is out there on rollerblades LOL... I am jealous; wish I could do it!! I have thought about buying some and learning!!! I did try it one time when some kids I was with loaned me theirs. And you are still going "under your own steam!"

LOL I decided I had best wait to update my ticker until Chris posts the official totals... otherwise I am going to make a big mess out of it!!!

Give yourselves all a big pat on the back. Collectively we walked 25.7 miles. I am posting eveyone's total reported below. i think that I've got it right but just correct me if I messed up.

BlynC- 5 miles
Bailey- 1.5 miles
Misti in Seattle - 5 miles
Dee- 1.5 miles
Jayde 3.2 miles
Michelle - 9.5 miles (wow, if you keep posting those kind of totals, perhaps you could log all 3,066 miles by yourself )

Great job everyone, so glad you all got to see a bit of my little town.

Alright girls, it's morning! Time to report my miles for Saturday.

*drumroll* 3.36! I wanted to do more, but I realized that it was midnight and my pedometer had reset