So, on Monday and Wednesday afternoons, I teach Intro to Finance, on Tuesday and Thursday mornings I teach International Finance, and on Wednesday nights I teach Corporate Finance. So, between prep, teaching, a couple consulting things I'm doing, and trying to train for the Boise Ironman, I feel like I'm going100 miles per hour. When I was first diagnosed and stressed out, the Dr. prescribed me some sleeping pills. I HAVE NOT needed those lately! I'm exhausted! ;)
Tomorrow is the last day of school for the boys...YAY!!! I'm hopeful that things will slow down a bit. At least I won't have to be trying to get all of us out the door in the mornings anymore. The other morning I gave the kids a pep talk about how we needed to pull together and how I really needed their help. Well, a few minutes later I found Bodie dressed in a Kung Fu outfit practicing his moves and Elijah watching a movie on the iMac, so you can see how effective that pep talk was!
On the Ironman note, Troy and I had such an amazing time volunteering in St. George! We started in the changing tents at 5:30 a.m. and, with the exception of a couple short breaks, we volunteered at different spots until midnight. So, we volunteered for about 19 hours. I was really tired, which made me appreciate how tired the athletes must be!
If you don't know the distances of the Full Ironman, they are a 2.4 mile swim, followed by 112 mile bike, and then a full marathon run which is 26.2 miles. So the entire race is 140.6 miles. The swim begins at 7 a.m. and all participants have to finish by midnight. So, they have 17 hours to complete the course. There are cutoffs after the swim and along the bike route, so if you don't make it to a certain point within a specified time, you get taken off the course.
There is really no sane reason to do this race! That, therefore, is why Troy and I want to! I'm so glad we volunteered because we got to see the inner workings of the race and got to meet a lot of the athletes. In an awesome way, meeting those people, talking to them, and seeing them compete made me think I can do it too. So, I'm super excited to train and compete in 2013 (assuming I get in). The other crazy thing is these races sell out and are actually hard to get into! On top of that, the entry fees are about $650 per person and you have to travel and ship your bike there too. Like I said...INSANE...I can't wait! Anyone out there want to sponsor me!?!
I will post after next weekend and let you know how it goes. I may not be the speediest lady out there, but I'm excited to give it my best and to get away with Troy for a few days!
On the cancer front, I went to a dermatologist today (Dr. Robison) to get "checked out" and make sure I don't have any skin cancer concerns. I do have a few pre-cancer thingamajigs on my face so after this summer, I'm going to use some flesh eating cream on my face (seriously!) It eats away the pre-cancer and makes you look like a total freak for a week or two, so those will be some awesome pictures I'm sure! I'm waiting till after summer because you shouldn't have any sun on your face when it is being eaten. :)
Also, I have my next Huntsman appointment on June 12th after Boise, so I'll keep you updated. I'm praying for no change again. That would rock! The longer I go in between appointments, the more anxious I get to go back in and get news. I still feel 100% fine. I'm sometimes tired, but I honestly think that is due to my crazy life and not my cancer. I'm now Dr. Robison's science project because he is very curious to track me as well. I have the best health care now! Seriously, everyone wants to track me and keep me healthy! He told me today that his expectation is because I am young and healthy that if I take care of myself, this will not affect me for years and years, if not at all! That was reassuring! :)
Thanks for all your love and concern!
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