Good stuff: your good news for the week 5/11

- JD's death is very painful to many of us. But through it, many of us are re-extending his advocacy for others to sign up on organ donation registries. And that is good.

- It has caused me to re-evaluate my thoughts about life and death. That has been good.

- It's been a difficult and painful week for me in most ways. However, I want to keep trying to see that "good" is that I can DO good things ... not whether things that I perceive as good happen to me. (And Lord knows I've been terribly wrong about what's been good and what's been bad before.)

- Through JD's passing, I have personally gotten to see (and I know I see only a fraction) the immense impact of good just one person with one short life can have.

- I have absolutely everything I need and far more than I deserve today, and that has been the case every day this week.

Without elaborating too much..

I have helped three individuals with personal matters, and I really feel good about it.

I have made the time to exercise.

I feel awesome!  

I had to run to a meeting suddenly after posting the thread - so here are mine a little belatedly

- my mom was super happy with the gift we gave her which was a meal delivery - they prepare it fresh and you freeze at home which gave them about 18 meals.  Knowing that they have good meals in the freezer puts my mind at ease becase because she's going through chemotherapy and needs to eat healthfully

- I had two great swims this week and am building up my training so that I know i will be ready for IMMT when it comes around

- I am busy and happy at work

- I get to spend a weekend at home with my hubby - it's been a busy few months

Overall it has been a good week. There were some bad days but things are looking up.

I am super tired today though, as I stayed up WAY past my bedtime last night since my wife and I went out to the "This American Life" Live show via satelite. I have not laughed so hard in quite a while.

It's been a good week!  I get to have a date night tonight - finally seeing the Avengers! 

Tomorrow I get to actually spend the morning training for a Tri with my husband.  We never get to train at the same time, so doing an OWS with him and a bike ride is going to be great!!!! 

Back surgery on my parents' dog was successful (he'd become paralyzed while I was dog-sitting last weekend). He should be home this weekend

I bike commuted to work 2x this week, the first 2 times this year for me.

Tour de Cure is tomorrow and I am SO CLOSE to my fundraising goal. Thankful that the family members I'm honoring in the ride are healthy and managing their Diabetes successfully.

Going to Disneyland for the weekend with my hubby and son, great Mother's Day

Cheering on my niece at the Ivy League Softball finals from afar....  GO CRIMSON!!

It was a great week.  Training wise I surpassed my upcoming HIM goal times/pace in a 50 mile ride, 13.1 mile run, and 30 minute swim comfortably although not all three in the same day.

My daughter was worried she needed her wisdom teeth pulled and found out they were fine.  I helped my youngest son send flowers to his mom as kind of an early Mother's Day gift and she was thrilled.  My older son who just graduated from community college stumbled into the perfect job for him.  The weather here is awesome after a very chilly spring.

Lots of good stuff for which I am most thankful.