The Eternal Student

Is my wife cool or what? After being diagnosed with cancer and going through chemotherapy and radiation therapy, Catherine just ran her very first 5k!  For our stake’s July 24th celebration they did a 5k that Catherine ran.  I’ve never done any sort of run that I didn’t have to. What’s my only excuse? I’m fat. So Catherine goes through cancer, “recovers”, and runs 3.1 miles.  Me, I slept until she’d started and then me and the boys drove to the finish line to cheer her on.  She’s my hero!

Catherine crossing the finish line!

Getting a drink after the run

Laughing it up!

So Catherine took to the boys to California so she could do her cancer treatment. However, I am here; alone. I didn’t think it would effect me so quickly. It’s not that I didn’t know it would, I just thought it would take me more time. Like, oh they’re on vacation for the next week or two, and then it would kick in. However, sitting alone in the house is making me crazy, especially as I wonder if her and the boys are ok, and if they are safe, etc. The lack of knowing what’s going on and being alone is killing me.

This has been a busy summer for us at home. I’m teaching two classes for summer school which keeps me busy during the day till 3:00. It almost feels like being a normal teacher that doesn’t coach two sports and teach night school. I get to come home at 3:30 instead of 7:00 at night. Weird!

Kevin had swim lessons with mommy. There are some fun pictures on Catherine’s blog that show Kevin jumping off the diving board. He’s my little dare devil. Now he asks every day to go swimming so we’ve used his little blow up pool a few times in the back yard.

This weekend is the beginning of the Wardle family vacation as well. Saunya, my big sister, is coming in town with her family. She hasn’t seen our house in over two years, and that was a 6 hour rest stop for them on their way to Oregon.  Then we’re heading to a cabin with my entire side of the family (all 36 of us) from my parents down.  We’re going to spend an entire week there just playing around. It should be lots of fun.

Finally we’re still trying to sell our home here in Idaho (anyone interested?) so we can move to Oklahoma. One way or another we’re going, but it would be nice to get this one sold and move in directly to a house out there instead of having to rent.  With the housing market like it is, not too many people are looking but two came through in the last few days so hopefully someone will put an offer on it soon.

Oklahoma is going to be interesting. When are we moving? I don’t know! Where are we moving? I don’t know. I do know classes begin August 18th, so I’d better figure all this out, and soon. Catherine and I are still really excited to go to Oklahoma and do my degree.  It’s all the detail stuff we’re not sure about. Wish us luck!