well the kids are doing great. the weekend was especially rowdy. r and k have seemed to recover from the various viruses though both are sporting runny noses. k had a persistent cough yesterday but did not cough at all today.
it is mom and dad who are trying to cover as much ground as possible before the holidays start. ruskin is mostly done. the final has been given; grades need to be calculated and lives hang in the balance. but decisions will be made. he is already trying to take advantage of the end of class by returning to writing and thinking. i, on the other hand, have a gazillion deadlines that remain hanging over me. whether they are classroom obligations (grading of hundreds of pages of student writing), department meetings, student meetings, administrative work, professional obligations, or future teaching obligations, it hardly matters as the list is long. but i am chipping away at it slowly. i hope by early january to have all this done to return to my research and writing. pretty ambitious, huh?
r enjoyed ice skating, a birthday party, and running around the house doing a loud punk rock version of the song supercalifragilisticexpialidocious from mary poppins this weekend. there were other art projects and games as well. k was quite cute and friendly, especially on her own. she still wants to do everything her brother does which causes conflict. but they are working on some pleasant and cooperative play as well.
r has added a new food to his repertoire -- tofu pot pie. we were supposed to go to auntie hot hot's to bake cookies today but the weather turned nasty, so we stayed home and made cookies here. ruskin did a huge shop and we are now loaded for the week in anticipation of guests and NO SCHOOL. it sure is exciting. of course, ruskin and i will work through our break. the kids will be home and we will have a house full of guests which will make it more festive and celebratory. i am looking forward to it!
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