Snow

I wasn't expecting the first snow of the season this weekend. I was driving home from Hutchinson, and there were big flakes. Not sticking. But big nonetheless. This morning, though, some sticking. Wow, snow. You mean I have to stop wearing flats without socks now? Darn. Shoes are my burden.

The picture is of Dickinson, my cat that lives with my parents. The poor guy broke his leg and has to walk around with a splint. He's pretty much a three-legged kitty right now. It's hard for this strapping young man to be decommissioned like this.

I've eaten far too much chocolate ice cream this weekend. I wish I had a complete turkey dinner every day. I didn't get any leftovers this year. Darn.

Only a few more weeks to go in the semester. Let me tell you it's been a crazy, fantastic semester. I've learned so much about myself, about people, about teaching, about caring, about English, about writing, about everything. Thank you to all of my students for making this semester truly special. We've had our rough times (I know I have, at least), but I just think that every one of my students has the world at their fingertips. And I hope that they keep in touch because it's going to be hard to just let them go off into the world when our time ends.

I haven't left my apartment today. I've been working on my final project for my Study of Teaching and Writing course. There's a lot to it, so it's taking a long time to work through. But it's my only final project this year (other than my poetry portfolio and grading) unlike last year's madness. Last year was a dark, different year. But since August, minus a few days, life has been bright.

Upcoming poetry reading: Friday, December 12, 7:00 pm, Kansas City Public Library--Plaza

My first out-of-town reading!