HNY...a little late

Happy 2014! I know this is a little late. The last couple of months I have been a bit busy living life. Kids growing, learning how to be better humans, doing good deeds and working. 

Today, it was icy out just in time for rush hour traffic and the school delayed opening AFTER I dropped the kids at school. Then announced they were going to be closed when I got out of my physical therapy appointment. Luckily, I had no urgent meetings to attend this morning, so I carefully made it to the school to check them out and take them home. 

Now that we are all safe, warm and playing games, I am the only one that still has to work. Between conference calls I am working on this post, so this one will take me more time than normal.

Health update: January mammogram was all clear...YAY! I need to make an appointment to see my GI doctor for a three month follow up. I met with my oncologist a couple of weeks ago and she said I need to get serious about scheduling surgery to remove my ovary and uterus. Begrudgingly I agreed and will connect with my GYN to get this booked (maybe for late February). And then, I was told to continue my work out schedule of 240 minutes of exercise per week. The minimum for me is 130, but I know to make a big difference in my health, I need to keep gradually increasing the minutes. Oh, and the physical therapy that I am doing is for acute lymphedema on the left arm. I am experiencing tightness and slight swelling on an intermittent basis. The therapy is helping, along with consistent exercise and lots of water.

Christmas Eve 2013

Spring: I expect to continue to have a full schedule of things to do through the Spring time. Both kids are still in martial arts. Brett has been doing black belt training for a while now and Madison just started her black belt training this week (yesterday). She is excited to be in black belt classes. Both kids will also be playing soccer. The season opens on March 1 and will go through the beginning of May. Lastly, Madison is singing with kids in the church choir and she LOVES it a lot. Her debut of singing with choir was on Christmas Eve early evening mass. We enjoy hearing her and she loves to sing and dress up. FYI, she will be singing at the 11am mass on Sunday, February 2 and then again on March 2. Join us at St. John Vianney in Round Rock.

When I find it hard to muster up the fuel and fire inside me to keep going forward, I focus on things I can do and control instead of the things I cannot. For instance, I focus on the fact that I am able to exercise and walk without pain.

Today, I challenge you to delight and surprise someone, with a phone call, an email or a hug.

I love your guts!