Today I'm thinking about:
My family, and how very lucky I am
Having enough resources to make decisions about how to spend my life
Watching my daughter learn to walk
More beautiful summer weather
Today Lulu went early to the office to start the week caring for the kids teeth at the office. She seems pensive going out the door? I know that Monday's can be a little stressful (will everyone be in the office ready to go, how many kids fell during the weekend and now need emergency care, will all the equipment, computers be working properly, not to mention the stresses of looking for a new Director of Administration for Dentistry for Kids). Monday's just have more stress inherently built into them, so hopefully this is all that was on my wonderful wife's mind? Sometimes I think that she just can't wake up not thinking about her life and how cancer has changed it? Who wouldn't be consumed by the fact that just one year ago (before the cancer diagnosis) life so very different. Before cancer one of the biggest worries in our life was are the boys prepared for school, do we employ the right mix of staff at the office, is everything with the partner dentist working out, and what the family plan for the next year was going to be? Now were consumed with when is the next appointment for Lulu in SF, how she is tolerating the various treatments, and not what we're doing in the next year, but more about what we're doing the next month? Today is the most important day. Tomorrow is just not as important as today, and what happens next week can wait. I know that we have discussions about our feelings today, because we have control over today and how we feel and act. Every morning I give thanks to God for today, and tell him that I will be the most positive, construction, and loving person that I can be. I know that when I do this the day's we be fruitful and happiness will find me!
Both Lulu and I are really committed to the healthy, anti cancer, diet. We only drink blended juices for breakfast and dinner, and a healthy solid lunch. Salads are a large stable of the lunch menu, but occasionally we will eat something as bad as Sushi. The organic celery, carrots, kale, cucumbers, tomatoes, spinach, you get the idea. At first the dietary changes were a little tough to swallow; however, we have managed to be in the position of not having the cravings for other foods that we would have been partial to six months ago. I know that Lulu's been trying exercise regularly, but he is limited by the painful feet that she is plagued with. I mentioned to her that she might want to try swimming (its so low impact), but Lulu isn't a real big swimming sort of person. I have been training for a August Xterra event in Incline Village, and my new found hobby, mountain biking, has been my passion for the last two plus months. The beautiful trails that we have access to are so much fun, and the exercise is pretty great also. I have been riding as many times a week that I can (averaging 3 times/week). I'm not super keen on the running and swimming part of the Xterra, but unfortunately they're part of the whole event. I know that I'll keep looking for more inspiring trails to ride, and new mountain biking challenges to seek out. I have been feeling better then ever, and now trying to get my wife into something that she can not only improve her health, but also enjoy enough to stay at it for years to come?
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