yesterday was just one thing after another. ot the kids to school, then went down to the trail to run what was supposed to be a ten miler, but got cut short because i had three phone calls while i was out there, and ran out of time.

i called Gracie, the mom of the little boys with Leukemia. she seems to be holding up ok. when i started talking to her though, i started bawling. i didn't mean to, but i couldn't stop. it was a little embarrassing. Brian and i are going to use out running in the Austin Livestrong Marathon to raise money for Ricky's treatment. since we only have about four weeks until the marathon, we're going to be scrambling to get a fund set up and letters sent out.

i did Meals on Wheels yesterday morning. my buddy, Esther, didn't seem well. i hope she's doing ok. i can imagine it's hard to get up much will to keep living when you're so old and you don't get much interaction with others.

i had recess duty after MOW. two of the grades were not having recess, so a big part of the time, Grandma Greene and i just sat on the stone wall and visited. i don't know if i have mentioned her before. she has a granddaughter at Maplewood. she heads up the outdoor gardening program and is often doing recess duty the same time i am. she's very interesting to talk to, being very articulate and having lived all over during her lifetime. we've become buddies, she and i.

i went up to Brian's office after that, and found Margaret doodling away while Brian worked. i think she enjoyed spending the day with him. i brought her cookies with me and we went around to all the employees and tried to convince them that they needed to buy some. then it was time to pick up the others at school.

thankfully we had no basketball practice Wednesday evening. Margaret made dinner for us, Brian helped Samuel with his science project, i did laundry, William did homework, and John watched American Idol.

Brian and i are about to go out and run our five and a quarter miles, then it will be rush, rush, rush to get everyone to school. so i'll end right here.