Happy New Years! Today's Update [1/1/2011] and the 2011 Fitness Challenge

[The Weekly Update is an email that was started in the fall of 2010 to keep family and friends informed of my medical condition and has continued as a review of family activities.  Written by Zelma and edited by Steve. Working on adding past issues to the blog.]
[This email was before the Weekly Updates started, when information was communicated on a more frequent basis to family and close friends as necessary.]

Hi All,

We had a nice quiet end of the week and New Year's.  Apparently Steve and my son managed to stay up and watch the ball drop - but I didn't.  Despite Wednesday being a long day with the extra radiation treatment, it is nice to have a 3-day weekend.  The weather has been unusually warm here - in the 50's the last 2 days.  It's been great because almost all the snow and ice have melted and I was able to get both cars washed today.

Steve has been doing well - although the treatments [daily radiation and weekly chemo] are starting to make him more tired.  He got an early birthday present from me - a small pedaling exercise station that he can use from a regular chair.  It's just too much right now to try and go to the basement to get on our regular road bike set up.  He tried it out yesterday and to tease me he decided he should retrieve his bike helmet from the garage so that he could be "safe" while he exercised.  Picture included below.

 So for any of you that needed inspiration for your 2011 fitness goals, Steve is expecting to be ready for the Canal Path Bike Challenge by summer.  [Apparently this is something that Zelma made up.]

Thanks again for all your love and support.

Take care,

Zelma