Tuesday, May 26

Here's the deal:

Since I seemed, to again, run out of lyrics it seems, I am now relating to sports (for all you sports fans out there). And I am thinking today might be more about the challenges I am faced with (and that in no way is intended to deminish the challenges facing Dean).

So I never played football and I was no good at basketball. So, since I have completed 3 marathons and 2 1/2 ones I figure running might make for some good analogies.

Okay so here goes it's race day (April 3) and the adrenaline is pumping and you are nervous and excited because you know you have trained for this day. Now I have only run the LA and it takes apprx. 15 - 20 just to get to the start of the race. The first couple of miles you have to make sure not to trip over anyone or anything.

Now this is where I am in the race right now: Probably, between miles 3 and 4 the crowd starts to break up and you are trying to get comfortable at your pace and the ipod (well actually not the ipod because I never ran a race with an ipod) so the walkman is set to the channel that is going to give the most bang for your buck and you are just settling in. And then, AND THEN, it happens, the chatter: omg this is going to be a long day, did I train hard enough, maybe I shouldn't have eaten that one cookie 3 months ago because I can feel it in my belly right now, do I have to pee or am I just nervous. Are you cut out for this or maybe I could just give up right now and catch the bus and that would be okay, no shame in that, I tried, and there is always next year. Why did I think I could do this. Omg I am already breathing hard and tired and then everything starts to hurt.

Okay so that is where I am at right now. Just had to get it out.

On a better note I saw one of the nurses this evening and she told me Deano said "Okay". What I couldn't get out of her was did he mouth it or was it an actual sound. No matter, I guess, Okay is Okay and he seems to be doing okay for now.

Riley had his AllStar game this evening and sad to say his team lost. A lot of his team mates from the regular season were on his all star team. And that team improved so much - one thing they needed to work on, however, was shooting from within the key (did I say that right). A lot of missed shots when everything you are shooting is from the 3 point lines. Anyway still very exciting to see Riley progress.

P.S. Thank you, Evan George, Ingraham High School, Class of 78 for the beautiful flower you sent to Dean.

P.S.S. Hey Uncle Jim, what did you say?????