Just a grand day all day!

Jim and I had a great walk and of course the best conversation together as I worked out a little less hip pain than the other days. Now I am convinced it was from the walking and will get better over time. Since I start Chemo next Monday and walk with Jim on Thursdays, then my big walk days will be only 3 days a week which should be beneficial. I have to tell you that the one one big thing that strikes me about walking around the lake is the peace and serenity of sitting and reading and just thinking. A time with no limits or restrictions that is just for me to enjoy the simple things around me. Like right now, sitting in my basement enjoying this banana popsicle, my favorite, it just doesn't get much better.

The rest of the day went great too, my gremlins behaved well and then in the evening my wonderful daughter Carrie helped me get a few of the exchange students to their departure point for a Washington DC trip, which just happened to be near Portsmouth. She willingly gave up all of her evening and then some to do this or me. So if anyone at WWHS reads this, that is why her eyes might be closed at times. We got home very late because we really enjoyed our time together and didn't hurry on the way back. It is much harder for me to do the things I want to do or even have to do and I'm so blessed with loved ones who help me to be normal. We had another surprise visit from Katie Wright, who drove in from Penn State and stopped to visit. Gosh I love her, she has the greatest smile and perfect timing, and some day she is going to work for the Boston Red Socks, wait and see.

Another late night tonight to pick up "Number One Son" who arrives from the west coast at 11 pm. We are all looking forward to having Mike here, especially me! We are going to have a grand week with all of our kids here at once. I might miss a blog or two since I hope to be up late a few times, but I'll have plenty to say afterwards, that's for sure.

I want to end today with a special thank you to everyone who takes the time to read this. Knowing you are, or reading your comments or just finding out you have, is really an incredible energy for me in my daily routine. Taking one day at a time and learning to live each one in the most positive way I can, takes a huge amount of energy, encouragement and affirmation and for that I thank you all. God plays a significant role in my personal faith and my future, please understand that He does it through all of you, even when you don't know it. For that, I am truly blessed and you too are blessed and loved.