Four Classes, Two Kids, 1/2 a blog

My last lecture was on Friday. I survived four classes and two kids. I'm not quite done yet -- a paper needs revision, recommendations must be written, finals graded -- but it's all down hill from here.

On Thursday, I sat in front of my computer for 14 hours straight finishing off review sheets, lectures, and office paperwork. On Friday, I had three classes. And then on Saturday, my in-laws drove in from Cleveland for Jonah's First Communion. Because I've been too busy to do much during the week, there were a ton of last minute chores -- a white shirt for Jonah, a card, preparations for the festivities on Sunday. Pictures later.

Thanks for being patient this spring. There were certainly long gaps between posts. This blog will resume business later today.

Comments

[Another Damned Medievalist]

You've been teaching my students, obviously!

[Russell Arben Fox]

Ah, Laura, don't go beating yourself up with this apologetic "this blog will resume business" stuff--even at the heaviest points of this semester, you were still here, feeding the beast, sharing thoughts and links. Whereas I managed all of two posts in the month of April. So don't go changing; you're still my model.

My last lecture day is tomorrow. Then, test writing and giving and grading, then a couple of weeks of freedom before summer classes begin. And in the meantime, planting the garden.

[Another Damned Medievalist]

Oh -- duh -- Somehow I commented to the wrong post. I meant to post it to the Floamy one.

[laura]

It worked here, too, ADM. I thought of all the excuses my students gave this semester for late papers -- a smashed bumper on the car, went off the meds, never bought the textbooks.

[Another Damned Medievalist]

I had a student whom I haven't seen in weeks show up for the final yesterday and say s/hed been out with a kidney infection. I said, 'doctor's excuse?' Didn't have one. Said, "I just didn't want you to think I'd been ducking out on class or anything ..." Limped off. It would have been much more convincing had the student, who plays a sport, not been witnessed playing said sport on numerous occasions by several members of class who had already ratted the student out!"