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Ahhhh... its the second weekend in October... and what happens the second weekend in October you may be asking... well...

CROP Walk! (Ok, and the Sauerkraut Festival... but...)

Ever since I was in high school I have been either walking in or supporting the CROP Walk. It is organized by Church World Service and is a 10k walk to raise resources and awareness of hunger related organizations and issues locally, nationally, and internationally. I love it because nearly 100% of everything raised goes on to directly benefit those in need... very little overhead, very little operating expense. You just get some sponsor sheets, get some walking shoes and head to the park that morning.

SO... this year the SUlphur Grove Youthies continued the tradition of the first lock-in of the school year the night before... very, very, very little sleep... and the 10 k. Now... for me, walking 10 k... not really a stretch. I mean, its not like I do it every day, but I consider myself fit enough to get the job done. However, my favorite crew of whiners? Well... they don't really walk quite that much! So... part of the joy of the CROP Walk is the next day at church when I get to laugh at their general whining and moaning over the pains in their legs. It is one of the few comparative times in my year that I don't feel OLD!! and it follows a morning when I get up off the cement floor after a three hour "sleep" and feel very, very OLD!

Anyway... if you live in Ohio you understand and if you don't live in Ohio than you should know that EVERY city, town, and village has its own festival sometime between April and November. So then it was on to the Sauerkraut Festival (and time spent living into my German heritage) and the corn maze for a night with my nephews. Oh, and the pumpkin chunkin cannon that shoots a pumpkin a HALF MILE... and at night they shoot a flaming pumpkin... PRETTY SWEET!

ANyway... that's my story and I am stickin to it!

Here's hopin' your weekend was as nice as mine was!!!