Status of the foot: still not purple. Hurts when barefoot, not so much when I have shoes on. I think I’ll be able to do more next week. We shall see.

Status of my life: good. Mood is good, weather is gorgeous, wish I could run! But, I’m alive. I’ve been surrounded by illness (or news of) so much recently, it seems like. Notwithstanding the whole anthrax business, there’s Paula’s baby, and Anne’s dad, and okay, so that may not be a whole lot, but it’s more than normal. And last night, I started thinking about my dad, and for the first time in a long time, I cried. I miss him so much, you think you’re over it, but I guess you never really are. Maybe it was Anne’s dad that made me think of him. Well, isn’t that cheerful?

Oooh, I can say something about running! I’ve decided to run the half Mardi Gras Marathon, on February 17. It actually works out perfectly, it’s the weekend of my 14 mile run. I’m sure I can squeeze in the extra .9 miles warming up or cooling down or something. And Chris is going to run it with me! So he can get used to running at my snail’s pace. I’m excited. I’m paying for his entry as a birthday present, since the one I bought is stuck somewhere and I won’t be able to get it for him until Christmas. Can’t say any more, it might give it away!