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It seems like I get carried with life and forget to take the time to write or focus on the good things. In my new office I can look over the town baseball field and see Town Hall nestled in the ...

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When I drove into the campus this morning I passed the ski hill and saw that even on May 1st we still have snow on the runs. Not good enough to ski on, but it is still there. The rain this week...

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The sleet and snowy mix made walking across campus seem like trudging across the tundra. The wind turned the small umbrella inside out repeatedly, breaking the arms and leaving them to dangle fr...

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I can’t believe I have been gone for nearly a year. Time has just passed me by. So much has happened. I should be grading exams and reading resume’s, but I just can’t look at another poorly wri...

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I have been gone about 6 mos and working hard with courses and students, managing the department and getting ready for the up-coming accreditation shenanigans for the college. My daughter lost th...

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The world has changed so quickly and the weather is following suit. Today it is a blustery day - even showed of clip of Winnie the Pooh’s Blustery Day for my class this morning. We all needed a...

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I have been gone for so long, I nearly forgot my password. Life has been hectic to say the least. Over that past several months I have traveled extensively, presented at International conferenc...

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In about a half hour the 8th Annual Ginger Bread Competition will begin. It is so hard to believe I started this silliness 8 years ago! The past few days have been filled with preparations and ...

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So this morning the Dr. tells me the MRI is clean, as are all the other tests. This is good news but the numb face is still an issue. So, he goes on to tell me that it’s probably nerve damage f...

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If it’s some wierd thing medically, leave it to me to do it. I am currently in the hospital for the night. Apparently they think I had a “Mini Stroke” and said it’s possible to have another one...

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Skype was invented for grandparents and long distance students who need a little extra assistance. I got to have a deep conversation with my granddaughter via Skype today. She is very expressiv...

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Part of me wants to deny the sensations that I have heard so many of my friends express when they become grandparents. I think it is wonderful that my son is a father and his daughter is beautif...

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After six days of labor and waiting, the decision for a C-section had to be made. Our beautiful little grandbaby came into the world at 11:03 CST, weighing 8 lb. 3 oz, 20 inches long and she’s P...

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The kids went to the dr. and convinced DIL to go to hospital and start a pit drip & get an epidural since the labor is not progressing. Just got a text they were sent home with a small RX o...

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We are waiting for the news of new granddaughter, but still nothing. DIL has been in labor since around noon on Friday, tracking contractions every 15 minutes, at about 2:30 this morning they we...

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This will be short(ish) since I only have ten minutes. Classes are over, faculty summit is done and hubby and I escaped for a week to Block Island, RI. It was still off season and we found it t...

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A month ago the college showed a documentary about sexual assault on college campuses. The Great Room was full of students and the discussion after was candid and insightful. I had asked my stu...

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The campus is abuzz with preparations for Saturday. The main stage is being assembled on the green as are the tents and rows and rows of chairs. Many students are moving out of the dorms today ...

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We have one week of classes left in this semester and I have a stack of papers to grade that is at least 4 inches thick. I have moved it from one place on my desk, to a place on the floor by my ...

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In about 45 minutes I am chairing my first dissertation defense for our new Ed.D. program at the college. It has been a rough three years for this student and she has been busting her butt to ge...

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I am doing exactly what I do not want my students to do, that is work on my computer in class. But they are working on a quiz, so I am just bored. It isn’t a hard quiz, in a crossword puzzle fo...

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SO my College issued computer was a real pain in the backside and yesterday they gave me a new one. It is much smaller and lighter weight and taking some time to get used to getting it back to w...

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The coffee packages needed straightening. She was eye level to the small 2 oz vacuum sealed sample sizes of Dunkin Donuts regular dark roast. The larger, one pound, bright orange packages make ...

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Tonight I have to give the mid-term exam for a class I have only met with twice. Once, the first night of class and two weeks ago after 3 weeks of cancellations due to winter snow storms. Last ...

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I just wanted to tell everyone who may be impacted by JUNO, the snow storm starting today and turning into a full blizzard this evening - to please be safe. In my office I have a pile of papers...

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