SIMPLY THE BEST . . .

The best things about being outside on a beautiful day ...
- spray-on sunscreen
- an easy stroll
- aerobic activity, refreshing sweat, toned calves
- learning to do something new outdoors, and feeling new muscles afterwards
- a cold beer

The best things about biking ...
- the Camelbak Siren
- learning to stand up while going over bumps (no sore butt today!)
- seeing cool streaks of dried mud on KitchenAid
- feeling the easing of muscles as you downshift gears going up a hill
- coasting and feeling cool breeze whistle through the holes in your helmet
- getting off KitchenAid and having my noodle thigh muscles tremble and wobble
- taking off the damn padded shorts

The best things about exercise ...
- lingering your way through a hot shower
- napping after the shower

The best things about praise team at NHF ...
- praying for each other, even when you can't pray for yourself
- learning new styles, new rhythms, new volumes, new lyrics
- being driven to the point of honesty and openness
- the jungle drum beat that JC whips out on certain songs
- the Captain strutting out a new riff -- it's HOT!
- leaving practice and having a great song run through your head for days afterwards

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UPDATE . . .

Omma is home and Cheech is officially on his own. Sigh.

No call from Dr.S today. Maybe tomorrow. Maybe good news. Maybe no news. Maybe bad news. Not my will, but Yours.

Weight holding steady, at least for one day. Exhaustion, sleeplessness, constant thirst and shakiness still stand. Mysterious.