New Shoes!!

Lots has happened lately!  I'll see if I can remember it all to put it in here.

I bought two new pairs of shoes yesterday.  My other two pairs are beginning to break down.  I knew I'd need new ones before the walk.  Found them on sale yesterday - the f irst time I've seen them on sale, even on the internet.  They had one pair in my size and ordered the other.  Got another pink pair (of course!) and a black pair.  Now I just need to go to the Walking store and get two more sets of orthotics and I'll be set!

Went to the oncologist for a checkup on Tuesday.  It was all good news!  She took me off of the medication I'd been on to help with the complications from the radiation.  She said I've lost 10 pounds in the last three months (YEA!) and the follow-up mammogram done two weeks ago looked great!  I left that office very happy.  Have a checkup with the surgeon today then I'm good for awhile.

Had some problems with what I think is tendonitis in my knee.  Went to the store where I got Kaitlyn her ankle brace for soccer - they fitted me with a knee strap and what a difference it makes!  I did a 10-mile walk last week and while I did feel twinges in the knee still, I made it through the walk with no problems.  It's amazing what a little strap will do.  There's still some swelling in the knee, I ice it sometimes.  I also have some stuff called BioFreeze that also helps a lot. 

And yea, I completed a 10-mile walk last Saturday!  I started after the storms left the area, it took awhile.  Went through three bottles of water, but it was good.  Pretty warm when I finished.  An 11-mile walk is this weekend.  I think I'll do it on Friday since I have to pick up my mom at the airport on Saturday.  And since there's an excessive heat advisory, I think I'll go out to the Great Mall and walk.  Could be just as interesting!  On my walk last weekend, saw a tree about 20-25 feeet high with a trumpeter vine growing all the way up the tree.  The vine was blooming and it was really beautiful! 

Fund raising - it's going well!  I have about $650 to go.  I had a garage sale that I got about $160 from, that's going to my travel fund.  Speaking of travel, airline tickets for me and my sister have been purchased, and hotel reservations are made.  Whew!  I've been getting some pretty good tips from working at the Royals, and those go to the travel fund.  If anyone should want to make a donation, see my Facebook page for instructions!  It really feels good to have the support of friends and family on this journey.

I've also been busy keeping up with Kaitlyn - or at least trying to!  She was at band camp last week and had a fantastic time - met a lot of new friends and learned a lot.  She's home this week and in the wee hours of Sunday morning I have to have her at the airport to leave with her youth group on a mission trip to Guatemala!  She's also been working at Houlihan's and working with the band leadership team.  I've also been working with the band diectors - we're having such a good time and getting lots done!

Well, whether or not I've remembered everything, I think this post is long enough. 

take care friends!!!!!
steffy