This morning Evan had a baseball game at 10:15. The temperature was in the 40s and it was windy. I went but only stayed an hour since I was so cold. Evan's team lost and they were done with baseball for the day after that.
Noah had Sunday School today.
After Sunday School we took pictures in the bluebonnets and then walked around the park a little bit.
For dinner, we ate at Torchy's. We sat on the porch with Chewie.
Now the kids are playing video games until it's time for bed.
This morning I woke up at 5:45am. The 3M Half Marathon started at 7:30am. It was very windy today. There were winds up to 40 miles per hour. I ran the half marathon in 2 hours 17 min. Morry, the kids, and Papa met me at the finish line. Then, they drove me to pick up my car near the start line.
Noah needed to use the restroom so we went inside to World Market (near where I parked). I let the kids pick out 2 small things of candy each.
We dropped Papa off back at home.
We were home for just a little bit and then it was time to go to Noah's football game. He played very well and his team won!
In the afternoon I got lunches ready for the week.
I went to a fundraiser garage sale. Morry and Evan left for baseball around noon.
Noah and I met everyone at Grandma and Papa's house at 1:15 and we all drove out to see Evan's baseball game in San Marcos. It was extremely windy and colder than usual. Evan's team didn't play so well.
We went back home after the first game.
When Evan and Morry got back we all ate dinner at Grandma and Papa's house. Michael and Jen made spaghetti and shrimp for us.
We are home now and the kids are getting ready for bed. Evan has an early baseball game tomorrow in San Marcos again.
We had a pretty standard morning. Nothing out of the ordinary.
Rachel and I stayed home most of the morning. I met someone for lunch.
In the afternoon, Rachel went to tutor and I walked to pick up the kids.
Later in the afternoon, we had practice for Noah's team. It was very very windy and I worried that it might rain. The rain seemed to hold out long enough for us to get practice in. I thought practice went well. Evan helped as well as two older brothers for another boy. Evan happens to be friends with the two older brothers so they had fun together. Noah fielded a ball well at shortstop.
Evan was in a good mood this morning again. I took him to school without any issues. Noah didn't get up which was good. I think it's better when he sleeps in.
Rachel still didn't feel well but at least she could be productive.
She took Noah to the gymnastics class around lunch.
Rachel went to tutoring and Blanca came over to babysit.
Both boys had baseball games today. They were playing on the same field, back-to-back. Normally, a game on May 2 in Austin, TX can be really hot. You have to make sure the kids drink enough water. Today was the exact opposite. At Noah's game time, the temperature was 49 degrees. While many of you in northern regions might not think that's cold, it's very cold for here for any time of year let alone in May. That was bad, but what was worse was the 25 mph wind. That just went right through you. For Noah's game, all the kids were wearing sweatshirts on top of their uniform. Noah's team played a team he had played this year. They had tied that team. In fact, that's the only regular season game that Noah has not won. Noah's team came out strong and ended up really beating the other team. The best part of the game came in Noah's last at-bat. He hit a hard shot and the third baseman misplayed it. Noah was running so well, he got all the way to third. He didn't stop at second (nor should he have) but he just turned and ran without hesitating. It was really good baserunning. I really thought he might be able to get home. He was so excited about it. He couldn't wait to tell Evan who was warming up for this game.
Evan had an absolutely great game today. His team started out really slowly. They were playing the only team where they lost and the game hadn't been close. His team only scored 2 runs through the first two innings. That's unusual as Evan's team is leading the league in runs scored. In the third inning, the score was 10-3. Evan's team had two men on. No one had hit the ball to the outfield since the 25 mph wind was blowing directly in towards home plate. Evan came up with two outs. If he got out the other team likely could score 4 more and invoke the mercy rule. He fouled off the first two pitches and then crushed a ball to the left field that wound up as a bases-clearing double. All of a sudden his team started really cheering and they ended up having a 2-out rally and ended the inning down 10-7. Evan came up in the next inning in the same situation - 2 outs with 2 runners on. This time he hit a ball harder than I have ever seen him it one (this is starting to become normal). It was a line drive down the left field line that rolled into the corner. Both runners scored and Evan wound up at third. When that inning ended, Evan walked into the dugout to get his hat and glove and he paused and looked at his coach and me and said "Now we're playing some baseball". The coach then gathered the team and told them that Evan couldn't carry the team by himself, that Evan couldn't be up for every single at-bat and that if it hadn't been for Evan, they wouldn't have 9 runs, they'd have 2 runs. In the bottom of that inning they didn't give up any runs and ended up tying the game at 11. Unfortunately the other team scored 4 in the bottom half to go up 15-11. Evan's team came up in the top of the sixth needing to tie or go ahead or the game was over. Evan got the chance to bat again. The other coach shifted the outfield moving them back and toward the left field line to try and protect against Evan. Unfortunately, he hit a pop-up which was dropped but ended up in a fielders choice. The next batter hit a ground ball to the shortstop very close to second. The shortstop flipped to the second baseman who turned to try and throw the ball for a double play but Evan slid and just about took the second baseman out. It was really an aggressive play. I think Evan got energized feeling like he was carrying the team (which is ironically why I think he popped up. He swung too early and hit it off the end of the bat). His team ended up losing but I think Evan was feeling really good. The coach of the other team was Evan's first tee ball coach. That coach stopped to tell Evan what a good game Evan had.
Rachel and I flip-flopped who took each kid to school. I was up late last night trying to get a project ready for a demo so Rachel took Evan to school. She came and laid back down to sleep and I got up and took Noah to school. Rachel said that Evan was in a very good mood. He wore his Franco Harris jersey to school today.
When I took Noah to school, he, too, was in a good mood. We had a cold front in last night so it was cool and very very windy this morning. Noah kept pretending he was blowing away while we were walking into the school.
My clients came to the house at 11am. It went well.
Rachel picked Noah up from school and he was in a good mood when he came home. He and I went to pick up Evan at school while Rachel went to tutor.
Gabby came over until Rachel got home.
Rachel came home for a bit and we had an early dinner and gave celebrated Hanukkah. Then Rachel went back out to tutor.
The boys and I played Lego Star Wars Wii. They are in bed now.
I got to Dallas Wednesday night. Morry and the boys came in on Friday night.
Thursday was a full day of doctors appointments, tests, scans, etc. Everything came back normal and clear.
Saturday Morry and I went out to Granbury, Texas (southwest of Fort Worth). Grandma and Papa took care of the boys. Morry and I stayed at Granbury Gardens (a bed and breakfast). We had a nice little getaway.
Morry and I got back to Dallas around noon today and then we all went to the golf range. Papa gave the boys their first golf lesson. It was very windy outside today, but the boys still had a good time.
We got home to Austin around 8pm tonight. We quickly made pasta for dinner and then put the boys to bed.
Last night it was very windy and Lizzy woke us up around 3am. She was whining and shaking. Something was really scaring her. She acted like this last time it was really windy out. There is a tree that was scraping the window when the wind blew and we believe it was making a noise that she didn’t like.
This morning we were woken by the dog next door. The barking was better for a while, but suddenly he has started barking more.
The weather was very nice today. I wanted to do something outside with Evan and Noah. I asked Evan where he wanted to go. I gave him a few choices and he chose the zoo.
At the zoo we bought a bag of animal food for $1. They have a few different cages where you can feed and/or go in with the animals. We stopped first at the goats and sheep. Evan fed some of them and we went in the fence with the goats. Noah liked petting the goat.
Then, we rode the train. They have a little 15 minute train ride that goes around the outside of the zoo. You don’t see many animals, but lots of nice scenery. Evan and Noah loved the train. There was a mom and two little girls sitting behind us and Noah kept turning around to smile at them.
Next, Evan said he wanted to see the pigs. We watched the pigs for a while and then went to other parts of the zoo. Evan found the monkeys most interesting. We sat there for a while. Evan also liked the parrot (or some kind of talking bird). He thought it was very funny when the parrot would say, “hello” or meow like a cat. After we saw all the animals we went back to the area where you can feed them. Evan fed the deer for a long time.
Evan was very well behaved the whole time at the zoo. When it was time to leave, he didn’t even throw a fit.
We came home for lunch and naps. Noah napped, but Evan didn’t.
I had a student come to the house from 5:00-6:30 and then we ate dinner.
Evan and Noah are playing with Morry now. We’ll put them to bed in a little bit.
Not only is October tough because of all of the breast cancer awareness promotions, but it is also the anniversary of the beginning of my journey back in 2009.
Angelina says, "There is more than one way to deal with any health issue. The most important thing is to learn about the options and choose what is right for you personally." I appreciate Angelina Jolie and all of the others that have chosen to be open about their health and share personal details.
Shortly after I finished chemo, my feet started feeling like someone took a hammer to them. At first, I thought I had an injury or arthritis. I went to a podiatrist and a rheumatologist, but they couldn’t find anything noticeably wrong. My x-rays looked fine.
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