Quote of the Day: “Apparently is is necessary for us on occasion to be brought to a white-knuckles point of anxiety so as to be reminded, when rescued, of who our Rescuer is.” Neal A. Maxwell
Exercise Log: It rained all night, really I could hear it coming down outside my window all night long and not just a light drizzle. So we decided not to walk in it and so I did 4.89 on the stairmaster making my exercise log even. I had to exercise in parts. I did the first 3.05 miles and my body was feeling quite full of chemo drug and sluggish. Then I came back and did the other parts. Glad to get it done. I had to force myself to keep going but I’m used to that!
So this chemo treatment is much easier so far. I am tired but no body aches yet and even though food still doesn’t taste very good, the nausea is gone and I’m so grateful for that!!! I am on the countdown- 3 more treatments. I’m still at mile 17 but I know I am getting closer to the finish line. Every time I do a treatment, though, I start to get a cold in my chest so, of course, I woke up with a bit of a cough. I wrote this too soon today- I don’t feel great and the weather is so reflective of my mood. I find it very hard to be positive and deal with life when I feel like this! I must remember how I felt last week and hopefully will feel next week and after all these treatments!
So 2 more weeks until school is out and I will be heading over to my classroom this next week to clean out my things. 14 years of files, Community of Caring shirts, books, tennis trophies, plaques, pictures, project items, board retreats and meetings, rope courses, you name it- I’ll have to decide what to do with them. So many memories. I have in my room a poster that Mary made when she was a senior. It will be fun to look at it again- I’ve never been able to toss it. We were doing a project about HEROES and she did her presentation on Eleanor Roosevelt. I remember it very well. I know that I have mentioned this before, but I was struck by Mary the first time I met her. How lucky that I get to have her as a daughter-in-law and then the mother of my grandchildren. I hit the jackpot there! My friends are coming over to help me clean out my room. That will be a great help. It really feels like the final chapter of this part of my life. I have so many pictures of past students, so many faces that I carry with me. So many incredible journal entries and comments that were passed between us. I loved teaching including all it’s parts- some hard- student dishonesty or unkindness, parents trying to get whatever grade they can for their student, any way they can. And it was really hard to see students whose lives were so difficult try to muster their way through high school. But hopefully, those experiences will serve them well if they are able to gain valuable lessons from them. But mostly, I have this basket full of wonderful memories that include my children’s high school years and all their friends. We laughed a lot, I cried when I told them about my cancer and I have really missed their association in my life. I was so lucky to be part of this great program. I just hope it can go on and that someone will take it and love it as much as I have.
Some of my favorites: Lydia Owens, Me, Maddie Jones, Megan Mansell and Megan Christensen, darling board members!
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