Friday Frags

It's Friday Frag time again! My how time has been flying! It's nice to be busy though, right? Yeah, I think so too. So ... what's been happening, you're wondering? I'm glad you asked.

• We took the boat out last weekend for the 2010 inaugural trip. It was great to be back on the water and soak in some sun! Now that I'm getting old ... I mean, older ... I make sure I'm sunscreened up pretty well. Incrediboy and I use the same SPF, yo. I figure my body can't recover from sun damage like it used to, so better to be precautious and a little paler than burnt to a crisp and subsequently bronzed but looking like an old catcher's mitt. Anyway, the water was surprisingly warmed up for this time of year, so despite the wicked heat and humidity, relief was just a plop away while not simultaneously causing hypothermia ... it was so nice to get in some laketime.
  
• I've started working out in the mornings. And though this means I have to get up a five damn o'clock now, much to my surprise it's worth it! I feel better and more spry all day long by getting up a bit earlier and getting the blood flowing. I'm doing the 30 Day Shred if I didn't mention it before ... It's challenging. I'm sore in muscles that haven't even been thought of for a very long time. And to be honest, it bites the big one to get up before the crack to do circuit training. But I'm lovin' the way it makes me feel the rest of the day. It makes me wish I'd been a morning workouter all along.
  
• BTW, I've now lost 9 pounds since January, and that's just with me being half-arsed about it most of the time. YAY! I've buckled down seriously in the last few weeks, and am hoping to lose (at least) another 10 by our as of yet undetermined summer vacation. I'll tell ya though, I'm just about ready for a splurge night (which I firmly believe are an invaluable tool for managing the challenges of dieting healthy eating). GAWD, I miss pizza.
  
• We had a CRAZY thunderstorm roll through here the other night, which was followed by the most stunning horizon-to-horizon double rainbow against the angry sky. It was really breathtaking. Reminded me very much of J's rainbow - and almost 5 years later to the day. To add to the drama, this rainbow was rickracked with the occasional jagged lightning bolt streaking perfectly along its contour, as if God Himself meant the entire scene just for us. Amazing.
  
• In more somber news, a dear friend of mine has found out she has breast cancer. She's having tests done soon to find out more about the extent and which path of treatment would be best to pursue. I have faith in her recovery - she is strong. But it's a very serious matter. May God keep her in His close care.
  
• My Dad is also getting a bronchioscope done on Monday as a followup to a strange spot on his lung found via CAT scan. He underwent surgery, chemo and radiation for stage 4 colon and liver cancer about 3 1/2 years ago and has been doing remarkably well. But he coughed up some bloody stuff a few times recently and made haste to get it checked out - which is when they found the spot. The pollon count has been crazy this year so the doctor thinks it may very well be an irritation or fungus of some sort related to that. We're hoping that's all it is.

I hope everyone has a great weekend. It was nice to have a short week, right? :)