I can smell the end of the semester

It smells like 102 empty cans of soda I have collected in my office in the name of recycling, plus the essence of the couple half-rotten gladware containers from lunches at my desk. When it comes to priorities at work it's always 1)getting ready for class the next day 2) sneaking out early so I can spend time with my daughter 3)grading 4) straightening the office. Mostly I cycle from 1-2-1, and 3 comes in to factor occasionally when the students whine too much about getting back their papers. But I get to leave this routine behind in a couple short weeks!

I'm starting to really look forward to spending the summer with Nelumbo Jr. She said "hi Mom" into the phone for the first time today. So cute! I'm also a little nervous because I swear the terrible twos have started early. She is very sweet until you do something mean, like try to prevent her from cutting herself up with an aluminum can, and it's all over. My only consolation is that my mom says I started the terrible twos early, too, but I was done by the time I turned two. Let's hope that family trait continues!