Monday... 11 days til summer vaca...




Lookit that. It's Monday again.

The weekend flew by, I swear. This is the last full week of class for most of my students; the seniors will be done on Thursday. The others have to tough it out til next Tuesday, but I suspect there will be a slight uptick in absenteeism next Monday and Tuesday, if students are not over their absences for the term. So, I have them as a captive audience for this week, anyhow. Final papers are due from the AmLit kids on Wednesday, and on Friday by 9am from the BritLit kids. I'll be reading like a crazy person to get them assessed and grades figured. Then, the non-fun stuff: entering grades online for both school and the colleges, tidying up the paperwork, putting away all the "stuff" of my in-school existence... and then, the waiting. I tend to get things done quickly; I've already taken down many of the posters, and started stowing the nonessentials. I hate last minute flurrying about. But then, I am required to be there, and if my stuff is done, I suppose I'll go in search of someone who might need a hand. 

But today, I have a full day. I'll be teaching til lunchtime, then lunch duty (ugh), then we have some advisory group presentations. My advisees are both seniors, and theirs are done. I will stick around to watch some of the underclassmen do their thing. That said, if my classroom is murderously hot, I might pivot, but we'll see.

It's supposed to be rather hot until Thursday, then rainy/mid-70s. So, warm and humid. I will be ransacking my closet to find appropriate clothing. We have academic awards on Friday afternoon, so that's another day I'll be in the building all day-- ending the school year is kind of a bumpy ride. We make it through, but by next week-- Thursday-- I'll be all ready to launch into summer mode. 

Yesterday, I was in an all-day writing class and it was wonderful. I have drafts buzzing around in my head, and I want to spend a bit of time poking at them. They will be all the better for me having to wait a little, though-- let 'em marinate. 

OK, I'll sign off now. It's time to get this Monday into full gear.

C

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