Buckle down...

I have, on my desk in front of me, three sets of tests (one from each course I am currently teaching), four sets of quizzes, and four sets of papers.

Can you tell that I hate grading papers?

This explains my pathetic absence for - oh, about the last 15 weeks.

I haven't taught two new courses since my first year teaching.

But, since then... we have changed a few things:

• I am program chair
• I am on four campus committees
• I've had three children (that like to eat every day, and they even like to wear clean socks)
• we've bought a house (that sometimes needs maintenance)
• I've added about ten years to my age (necessitating reading glasses and regular exercise for proper functioning)

Done whining thanks, more later.