Posted by
Steve on Tuesday, March 13, 2007 1:13:32 AM
This week is spring break for my college and all Arizona colleges. It gives me a week off to get things done and rest up.
Students take this week to have a big party. There are news reports of what resorts are like in Mexico and other places with water. It sounds like one big orgy. The students I teach generally do not participate in that kind of activity. My students tend to be older students coming back to school and poorer students. Those are not the types that go and celebrate youth at spring break resorts.
As an instructor, I use spring break to rest up. I get to sleep in and generally act like a regular person. I also get to get some work done around the house. Except for this year, my middle daughter is pregnant. She spent Sunday night to Monday night in the Hospital trying to have a baby. So I spent time running to the hospital to bring meals to my wife, who is helping her, or answering the phone from all her siblings wanting to know if she had the baby yet. The day was also spent entertaining my granddaughter all by myself. My wife and I normally tag team the entertaining and both get things done. Today, I had her all to myself. She is a lot of fun, but an 8 year old can demand a lot of attention. We also had to go on her walk. She demands to go on a walk every day. It is good for me, but it does take time.
The rest of this week is liable to be just as hectic. We get a dumpster on Tuesday and have to fill it before Friday. Filling it is not the problem, moving all the stuff from where it is to the dumpster is the problem. As a result, until school starts next Monday, I will probably not write posts on a regular basis.