Last weekend, I was at the Striding 4 Awareness walk and resource fair in Carlisle Iowa. This walk was organized by my friend Erika Owens, who I met at an autism parent gathering in 2020 put on by Axis Resource Center.
Erika has a daughter named Payton who is autistic. She organizes this walk every year in honor of Payton having a bunch of people wear Team Payton shirts. Some years were a bit colder to walk barefoot for me, but I went for it and I wasn't the only one who took off the shoes and socks for it. Erika even got in on it temporarily.
Some of the kids thought it was fun too, but they put their shoes back on after a little while. My feet were a bit cold but as long as I kept moving, I was okay.
Something else I like about these events is getting to see some great friends of mine. In particular, my friends Shelby on the left, Lydia on the right. Shelby and Lydia are teachers of Payton's and they are really sweet! I met them at a conference with the Autism Society of Iowa when Temple Grandin was a guest. Maybe that could be a good blog story. Since then we've seen each other every now and again and it's always fun to see them.
I even had a table as part of the vendor fair that took place. I had a bunch of the items that are in my Zazzle store on display, candy for the kids, as well as QR Codes for my pages and the Autism Society of Iowa nature walk that will take place on April 27th. People say I'm brave for being barefoot when it's a bit cold out, and I agree with them, but sometimes I can get a bit nervous on if my feet can handle it. But I tell myself, if Angie Bee can do it, so can I! I'm excited to share more with you guys throughout the month! Keep the posts coming for the challenge.
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