Scatter-brained

This morning at our team meeting, we marked our calendars with all of the events of the next two weeks. And then I wanted to crawl in a corner and cry. Let’s just say it’s going to be a blur of activity once Tuesday morning hits. I’m a bit scatter-brained at the moment, so I apologize if this post is a bit all over the board.

Thankfully, this weekend is a three day holiday weekend, which means I have quite a bit of time to get organized. I spent a lot of today cleaning out desk drawers and going through the piles of paper and stuff that accumulates over six years. One of the things I was sorting through were letters and cards received over the years. And I was once again reminded that I have the most incredible group of people who have loved and supported me all along this crazy journey. And I am quite excited to live a bit closer to some of those folks real soon.

Yesterday, a student came over to play the Pipa (pronounced pee-paw) for Seth and teach him a bit about playing it. I was able to enjoy the concert while doing some grading, and couldn’t resist getting a few shots of this beautiful instrument.

Late last night, the team gathered together to celebrate Lauren’s birthday with pound cake, ice cream, and a handy cam copy of the new Pirates movie. Unfortunately, we’re all apparently getting old, because none of us were able to stay awake for the whole movie.

And now I’m off to try to get some much needed sleep. Here’s hoping at some point in the night the whirring and grinding and pounding of the rapidly rising building next door will stop. Kami received an early Chinese birthday cake this week (her birthday is on Tuesday). When soliciting advice for what to do with it (Chinese cakes are notoriously beautiful and notoriously cardboard-esque), Lauren and I suggested chucking it out the window in a certain direction when construction goes on too late in the night. But perhaps that wouldn’t be so neighborly of us…