Drum Roll

Final grades .... are ... in!!!

Typing up this blog post is about as much celebrating as I can do right now. I have a manuscript review to finish up, a meeting to attend, and some dry-cleaning to pick up in preparation for graduation. Still, it felt pretty good to hit the "submit" button on those grades.

Graduation ceremonies are tomorrow. They have been moved indoors for the first time since we started teaching. I'm so thankful. Sitting for 2+ hours in direct sunlight in 95 degree heat in a thick black robe sounded less-than-appealing.

So ... hooray!

Shoulda Ducked

This was Alex's analysis shortly after taking a line drive to the face at his last baseball game. Poor guy. After we tended to his bloody nose, he decided he'd had enough of fielding for the day, but did manage to go to bat one more time. I have to figure the chances of this happening again are pretty slim, right?

Before the trauma, he did great!