First Grade

Today I am going to be a first grade teacher. I love kindergarten (that's tomorrow) and first grade. The kids haven't gotten so big yet and they are still in awe of teachers. I am going to take some of my favorite books for story time and I can't wait for them to tell me their stories. I love being a teacher. At the end of the day, I feel like a kid again.

Carol and I have decided to walk fast instead of run, for a while. I continue to have foot pain and occasional knee pain. It scares me as I don't want knee problems. We did a major hill (Mt. Baldy) and both of us were way out of breathe at the top. I feel like I got a good workout this morning. I refuse to give up. I will see my doc in October and I am going to ask her about my foot. I think I may need a shoe insert. We will see.

Good news on Tom's nerve conduction test yesterday. No injuries to his back, but it looks like he has injured a muscle or nerve by running and it may take a while to heal. That was a real answer to prayer. I am beginning to think that running is not for us, but I refuse to give up the exercise. We are now in the habit and have come too far to quit. Someone mentioned hot tub therapy for him. We also read a report that recommended hot tub therapy for people with type 2 diabetes as it lowered their glucose level. We will see.

The house is quiet and Tom has poured me a lovely cup of coffee. I think I will go spend some quality time with him before the girls get up and we all go our seperate ways.