July its hot

Work Has been crazy lately.... I am not a big fan of Childhood cancers... It just makes my job hard. No one died today or anything like that... just some days you see what all these kids go through.
butt....

Vacation is comming up in a week!! Can't wait. Colorado Springs

Cool mountains fun in the sun. Love it. Also just need to get away...

Ryan has been tolerateing his leg casts very well. his left leg has stretched out quite a bit... it was the leg that was better to begin with... the right leg has gained a couple of degrees....

I have never seen this kid happier than talking with Kistine (the therapist who is doing his casting) about beer bottle caps which he collects and then about the trains of europe..Kristine is from Belgium. I truely enjoyed watching their interaction. I am very pleased with the results and Ryan's motivation. It has really been a blessing.

I am presenting at a confrence about Childhood cancer in September. How exercise impacts survivors and those in current treatment. I am excited on the one hand... and perturb by how much energy and extra time goes into it. I don't get any time at work to really prepare and I am presenting with another therapist in my department. So it take coordinating our schedules. I like the honor of being asked and want to do a good job. I am generally a good public speaker. I am more worried about getting the facts straight than the actual lecture.

Its gotten late... I am not really tired. Tommorow is full of things to do before the vacation. So I better get myself in bored tired mode....

More July jams...

I had some other pictures from more summer adventures....

ST. Louis Cardnials Baseball game with Edgar and Christopher.... Cardnials won of course..

I spent a little time with my dad the weekend before fathers day.... we went sailing... and it was windy and fun. Loved it. Andi and her boys came out for a bit, Sarah was there... as she would say... "good times"

...Remeber the flood?

Edgar took advantage of the flooded Mississippi river in what is normally a park... now reclaimed as part of the river.... and he caught a big 20 lb cat fish. This was the end of June....

July jumpin's

I finally downloaded some more pictures... I seem to wait to blog until I have pictures..... it makes it so much more captivating.... anyway...

We...Me Edgar, Christopher (his son), Diana and Travis (her boyfriend) well weall plus three dogs.... So, Lilo, and Clifford, all went camping along the meramac river. It was a great trip. We had fun except for the night of the great wind storm... the wind broke part of the tent... then came the giant monster rain drops that filled the low grounds like little ponds.... did I mention that it was a lot of fun. These are pictures from the trip... So enjoyed splashing in the water, and trying really hard to get the other dogs to play. I got the fires going they burned great!!! despite the rain.

This is diana she is smiling on the inside.