It is hard to believe that we are already barreling toward the end of yet another semester. It is this time of year that I am torn between jumping for joy that an extended break is near and lamenting the fact that I won't have the opportunity to see my students for a few months. [...]
Tag: melancholy
There are no rewinds…
Today my oldest child turned 30. Tomorrow we will have a party to celebrate those 30 years. I decided somewhat at the last hour (as in about an actual hour ago) that it would be nice to have a memory scrapbook for the party. So that means in addition to gathering all the proper scrapbooking [...]
End of semester melancholy…
Well, today was the last day of my regular classes for the semester. I get so tired by the end of the semester it feels like I am sliding into home base on a prayer. Yet, I always feel a bit melancholy when the last regular class sessions arrive each semester. I am fortunate in [...]
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