The Cold Snap Continues!

Borrowing a joke from a good, old friend of mine, mom and I just can't wait for the cold snap to end! Today, the mercury is forecast to clock in at 111, tomorrow 113, which here in Arizona they call an excessive heat warning. Hmmm. I'm not sure at what level regular heat becomes excessive heat, but 111 seems like a fairly reasonable benchmark. What this means, of course, is that the 10K mom and I had planned and carbo-loaded for all week might have to wait a couple days...

So, in lieu of a tyvek racing number and some funny-looking nylon short-shorts, instead we headed out this morning to walk the grounds. Many things afoot at the Enchanted Village: the new fence for the new dog run is being laid out by a somewhat surly man who obviously would rather be working as a lifeguard in a place that rhymes with Rancho Relaxo, a driveway down and around the corner has been repaved with a flawless, shiny, protective, stucco-colored enamel, which mom thinks definitely will show the dirt, we remarked on the ubiquitousness of the ever-spiky and poisonous oleander, that here within the village walls has been trained almost exclusively into small orchards of blossoming trees. We missed the mail, but didn't miss the recycling truck. A full morning indeed.

Later, we're planning a trip to the pool to do a little cross-training, but that will be a subject for a different post.

Mom says hi to each and all and thanks everyone again for all the cards, flowers, thoughts, prayers, and encouragement. She is getting stronger every day. It is simply a marvel to behold.

Sending our love out...

More later. Now, off to lunch...