It is Friday afternoon and we are very close to $4500 in donations! Your generosity is exceeding my expectations.

I am very excited to climb, and I am anxiously looking forward to Sunday morning. My biggest fear is that my oldest son will twist an ankle or develop blisters on the climb which will make it difficult for him to train for next week’s State Track Championships. He has qualified for three events, and I would hate to be the cause of anything less than his absolute best performance.

This week, in the comic strip Dilbert, there was a character who was bragging about his leg strength and he said something like “My thighs are so strong I am afraid to jump rope when the sun is shining.” I don’t know what that means, but I think it’s hilarious. That character is ready to climb a mountain. Me, too, although I will not be jumping rope anytime soon.

This morning I was a guest on the John DePetro Show on radio WPRO a.m. here in RI. John allowed me to give a plug for the Eden Fund and talk about the Monadnock climb. He said he will have me back on Monday morning at 7:30 as a follow up to see how the hike went.

Thank you all for your support. Because of you, I won’t fail.