Beginning of Week #14

Well, I was able to get the treadmill and get it unloaded into the house, but that is as far as it went.........all day Saturday, I shopped for something to wear at my new job......I cannot wear jeans everyday over there, so I thought I could just find a few simple, comfortable dresses that are not dressy to wear until after my 60 mile walk, so that I would not have a bunch of pants that were too big........that is I am hoping to loose a few pounds with the rest of the training I have to do.......BUT, that did not happen.......I have other pants that are not jeans to wear, so I only bought 2 pair and that will do until after the walk.......I am very anxious to start on Wednesday, although I will probably not meet anyone I am working with until Thursday.......Wednesday is all paperwork and security stuff with the HR Dept.......

Exercising: Today is Zumba at the YMCA, so I will attend that and then after I get back to the house, I want to see if I can walk about 3 miles.....My plan for the week is to walk 3 miles after I return home after going to the YMCA and then I will push for 6 miles on Thursday and Friday. Goal for Saturday and Sunday is to get back on track and do 10 miles each day.....Weekly total will be 41 miles, I am only required to do 24 miles this week, so if I stay on track, I will be great......

Mom: She is still doing well at this point. She has started back on the chemo tablets and is only taking 1/2 of what she was taking when she started out. I hope she can continue to do well.....Please continue to keep her and my Dad in your prayers......

Gotta get back into the groove

Well, sorry it has been so long since I have posted......It is now the middle of week #15. I have been busy with tons of things these past few weeks....We went out of town for the 4th of July, visited with Kent's Aunts, Uncles and cousins on our way to Columbus, GA where we stayed and enjoyed some dirt track racing on the 4th in Phenix City, AL......It was a great get away and a great visit with family. Before I left for the weekend getaway, I turned in my resignation here @ Bon Secour Fisheries.....I fell it best for me with the situation in the gulf to find a new employment at a place that I feel will offer me a firm ground to stand on.......I truly hope that I am wrong and they are not effected in the coming years by the oil in the gulf.....there are lots of folks here that I care for and this is a family business that has been here for generations and it is heartbreaking for something to happen to their business. I will be going to Columbia Southern University, but I do hope to keep in close touch with the wonderful friends I have found @ Bon Secour Fisheries.....I have been keeping up with my cross training, but my walking has almost been nonexistent.......I hope to solve that this weekend.....I plan on getting the treadmill from my mom on Thursday pm and will get back on track Saturday.....Great news on my Mom last Wednesday....Her scan showed 1/3 decrease in the tumor in her lung and the small nogels are also shrinking.....She began the chemo again on Saturday (7/10) and will only be taking 1/2 the dose, so we are hoping she will be able to get through the entire 12 weeks this time without the liver enzyme levels going too high........Please continue to pray for her strength....