MAY 4TH 2010 DAY TWO

Well day two has come and gone and I couldn't be happier too see it go. I spent the day trying to get my tracking system, aka Spot, out of his dog house and onto the road. I started at first light and worked the entire day on it. From customer service representatives, my website guru Sean Foote of SC Services, to personally kicking it down the street to see if that would work. Once we thought we had it working, I took it on numerous test walks and it seemed we were on line and ready to roll. I immediately drove back to Laguna and walked the first portion of yesterdays walk so it would register on the website. I called Jeff, who was tracking me by computer, and he said we were good to go. I came back and we found out that Spot had quit on us again after registering only one way point. I know this probably doesn't seem important to most, but it was and is, extremely important to me. We built this entire website and Journey for Mackenzie and I want it to be perfect and I want it to do what I said it would do. I told everyone that they would be able to track me on the website and that is exactly what is going to happen. This is not just Mackenzie and my journey, it belongs to all of us. This is why I am so adamant on having this work like I said it would. I tested it on many training walks and it performed as advertised. As of 1:00 am, we are officially back on line. My walk tonight in Laguna provided us only one way point but it was the important one, my and Macks house and where this journey began. I am sorry that the rest of day one wont show up on the site but I don't have the time to waste somehow trying to document it. As far as walking for me today, a meager 10 miles or so, all dedicated to Spot and trying to get him to heel. I am truly sorry for the glitch and the lack of meaningful miles. The good news is we are up and running and should be good to go from here on out. The bad news is that I have some serious miles to make up. The funny news is, all spot needed was a bone. I walked to, and around the crash site tonight and refocused and calmed down and made the decision to not wait on the day one info to come through. I will continue on with the hopes that Mackenzie understands I am only in control of the miles we walk, as far as everything else, though I wanted perfect, probably wont be. I want to once again thank everyone for keeping me motivated and showing their support, it will carry me. So that is all I have to report for today and I sincerely wish it was more. Tomorrow is another day and it will be a better one, I guarantee it. Thanks for being a part of day two.

*Mackenzie was born on the 4th of July, and when she was little we would watch fireworks sitting on the roof together. She thought that everyone was celebrating her birthday. I never told her any different.

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