Back home

It always feels like spring has arrived when 4C's is over. I returned last night to 70-degree temps, open windows, shorts-clad kids, and a completely cleaned-out and fixed-up sunroom. We use the sunroom as a mudroom in the winter, so it's nice to reclaim that space this time of year.

The conference was good--especially rooming with my colleague (and great friend) Ing, catching up with old friends like Collin, and finally getting to meet the delightful Joanna! I missed other bloggers, though--I think I saw Timna and Liz from a distance but got sidetracked when I tried to get to them. That's my loss, certainly.

A new quarter starts for me tomorrow. I'm team-teaching a business writing course, which should be cool. But it's a night class, which means that I'll be at work from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Mondays. And it also means that we'll probably have to scramble some weeks to figure out what to do with the kids in the evening, since Todd's schedule is so weird. We already have a glitch tomorrow, in fact. But our super-incredible neighbors are coming to the rescue, picking the kids up from their after-school program and watching them until Todd gets home at 7:00. They even offered to help the kids with their homework!! I love, love, LOVE my neighbors!

Spring quarter should be--knock on wood--a much less busy quarter for me, so I'm hoping vowing to blog more often.