...and we're back!

Wow. I wish we had been in Mexico as long as it's taken me to post. We had a great time and then life happened in fast forward until this day. Anyhow, I'm sitting in my office right now, freezing and trying to get to work. I have lots of reading to do. It's President's Day and I'm at the school (the students are gone today) trying to get some work done. I have a big paper due on Thursday that I have yet to start. I spoke in church on Sunday and I think that sucked it all out of me. I don't really want to write today. So, I'm reading and trying to figure out what to write. I'm freezing because due to school budget cuts they turn off the heat on holidays. So, typing will be a small thing as I keep making mistakes because my fingers don't move so well. School's going well. I have 16 hour days on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday and hoping my schedule will slow down soon. I'm teaching an English 1010 class (concurrent enrollment) so I have seniors who are getting college credit and it's a writing class. It is the most enjoyable class I have taught in a long time. Oliver is great...he learned to count by 5s yesterday and he can add and subtract single digit numbers like a machine. He does it in his head and I'm just so grateful that he's bypassed my math deficits. I got to talk to mom today for an hour...it was nice and then I sent some information to Max and DeAnna. I'm really trying to be more present and connected. We'll see how long this lasts...the homework black hole sucks me in for months at a time and I seemingly disappear.