So recently we had an interesting time with autism. You see, for many with ASD rules are very important. Sometimes however, when attempting to fit in or make new friends that flies out the window.
Only a few miles from our house is a wonderful little winery we have been visiting the past few years during the summer months. The owners are wonderful, gracious, and Bill makes some darn good wines! Harmony Hill Winery is just outside Bethel, OH and has a wonderful property and atmosphere that is family friendly. For the most part, the kids love to go and hang out because their friends and family are there as well. During our last visit Noah made a couple of new friends, but when they decided to do something on the no-no side, he didn’t say anything. The deed will go unmentioned, but suffice to say it involved throwing objects and some of the property residents (of a four legged type). One of the workers at the winery was informed and she brought tall three boys to where we were. Noah was a bit distraught because he wanted to make these new friends and keep them as well; not be looked at as a tattle tale or enemy.
After a near nuclear meltdown, Tina and I calmed our little monkey down and took him to the worker who had brought him to us. And not long after, the winery owner, Bill, had a nice little chat with Noah as well. His spirits lifted a bit, and a nice lesson was learned in the process. Isn’t autism grand?
Now for the running bit . . . gout is gone!, but something else has reared it’s ugly head. Plantar Faciitis. This painful foot condition has to do with the ligament that connects the heel to the toes. In my case, it is really painful and difficult at times to walk on. This morning I woke without pain and decided on a nice early morning run. About one mile into it the pain started to come on and increase at an alarming rate. I slowed to a stop and stretched my foot along the side of the road. It helped temporarily, but it came back worse. I’m stubborn at times and have a pretty high tolerance for pain, so I continued to run. The pain came and went several times throughout and caused me to walk several times throughout, but I got in 6 miles in one our even. Needless to say, June has been a pretty bad running month and I’ve only logged 25 miles so far in running. I put in 13 this week, so I’m not off pace in the marathon training just yet, but it is a long road. 15 weeks from now I expect to be running my first marathon pain free! Prayers and advise is welcomed and appreciated.
With Harmony Hill Winery in mind an upcoming event will be taking place there next month. Momma’s Wooden Spoon will be helping Runner With a Reason and my friend Tim in our bid to raise lots of money for autism research. A bake sale will be taking place on Friday, July 23rd at the winery. A wonderful musician will be there as well, Anna Beljin and her father Milovan (www.annaandmilovan.com). This young amazing talent will be helping us raise awareness for autism and the cause Tim and I run for (OAR - http://www.researchautism.org/). The bake sale will take place while the winery is open that evening form 5:00 - 9:00 pm. Come out for some good wine, great times, wonderful music and supporting autism research. See you there!
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