Almost done

I have one papers left to grade for one very small class. I have been sitting here all afternoon grading with my crackers and easy squeeze cheese (“No Need to Refrigerate!” since absolutely nothing in this can is a natural product from life!) and perhaps consequentially, my soggy brain. How many times did I say that if you don’t turn in the works cited with your research paper, you will get a zero?? Evidently not quite often enough. One paper was optimistically (or perhaps pathetically?) titled “My Final paper that has insightful views on Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” And no, I did not make that up.

I always feel so conflicted about Christmas holidays. Should I sit on the couch for a month? Clean out the attic? Finish that article I’ve been working on? Sort through my photos? Make a quilt? I generally end up barely pulling everything together for Christmas between finishing up the stuff I put off while I graded finals and getting my syllabi organized for my new spring classes. So why I always feel this burning desire to make a quilt or something equally arcane and complicated, I don’t know. But I always do.

One more class first, though.