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Well, another school year has come and gone. Camden will be a Junior next year and Jake will be a Freshman. Due to our school district changing it’s mind on zoning and redistricting, yet again, they will be attending different high schools. This will be interesting to watch over the next few years. 
Several families in our development are going through the same thing already, and making it work, so I’m sure we’ll do the same.
Jake will be in marching band next year. He’s already been to a 3 day training camp where he learned basic marching and some music, and met many of the band members. I don’t think he enjoyed it too much, but then again, Jake’s not used to being outside much, let alone standing for hours and holding an instrument in front of him.
Camden will be 16 this year! Wow, where does the time go? He’s already looking forward to driving and getting a job, which he’ll need to pay for his insurance and gas. Him having a license will help when Jake needs to be picked up from marching band practice, or after a late football game.
As most of you know, I’ve been running. Or at least, trying to run. I usually do about 1/2 an hour 2 – 3 times a week. The last few weeks, my knees have been pretty swollen. And last week at work, I stepped wrong and my knee started popping any time my foot wasn’t pointing straight ahead of me, like when I’d turn a corner. This week I’ve been on vacation, so I’ve really been sitting around doing very little, just running errands and catching up on housework. The left knee was recovering pretty well, and the swelling went down. But the right knee just kept getting more and more painful, to the point it felt like the bones had started to rub together. I went to a doctor on Friday and he diagnosed me with Chondromalacia, which basically means my knee cap rubbing against my thigh bone which causes pain and popping, especially when going up and down stairs, or when I squat. This is partly from running, but also from standing and walking around all day at work, and of course, my age. He explained some treatment options and said, “If you told me you were going to Disneyland tomorrow, I’d recommend the steroid shot and further treatment when it wears off.” I said, “Well, I was supposed to run in a 5k tomorrow, would it allow me to do that?” He said, “Yeah, probably.”
So I took the shot and ran in my second 5k today, the FunFest Run by the Bay in Texas City. The knee felt really good when I got there but I hadn’t tried to run on it at all. It hurt the first 10 minutes but after that it loosened up and went pretty well. I ran in 44 minutes and 10 seconds, which is longer than my last race by less than a minute, but pretty good, considering that yesterday I didn’t think I’d be able to run at all.
Now I have to be good, cross train (more bike riding and swimming and yoga again) and less running, especially until this heals up well. He told me I can run for 5 more years before I need a knee replacement, or I can bike for 20 before I need it. So I think I’ll mix it up and make my body stronger.
On the work front, I’ve stepped down from my management position at PetSmart so I can go back to being a part-time cashier. I was really tired of working 40 hours a week and missing dinners with the family. I took this week off as a kind of buffer between full-time and part-time. I’m looking forward to more family time and more time to dedicate to my online business (http://SherriCrochets.com) I have lots of pattern ideas to publish and just no time (or energy) to do it anymore.
Wes is still enjoying his job at Sulzer Pumps with AJ. And I guess he’s pretty good at it, since he’s already gotten a raise! Way to go, Wes!
I guess that’s all for now.
Sherri
