I’m sitting in the rocking chair, after kicking Mars out, while the boys put on their pajamas before watching part of Alvin and the Chipmunks. Maybe I’ll go upstairs and write. Hold on.

Ok, I’m back. Today was a weird day. This morning I took the boys to school then half-worked on the computer until about 10:00. After a quick shower Shadow and I walked the cemetery. She needed to stretch her legs. Most of the snow is melted, since the light reaches just about every grass surface, and the sun was shining bright. The walk was short but needed. Afterwards I jumped into the car and drove into work. I hardly ever hit the office on Wednesdays but I wanted to see my friend Floyd at his dissertation defense. When I arrived at work a couple of student issues hit the fan and took up most of my afternoon. Also, since I hadn’t worked out, I was bouncing off the walls. Yesterday my students turned in a set of observations so I graded about ten and caught up with a few colleagues before saying hi to Floyd and sticking around for the start of his presentation. On the way home I picked up a couple movies (“Sweeney Todd” and the aforementioned chipmunk film). The boys and their friends were in the back field. We played some quick hoops. I desperately needed a workout, probably due to work tension, so I knocked out twenty minutes on the elliptical while watching Samantha Brown take her first cruise. The cruise looked boring. M has a meeting tonight so I’ve got the kids to myself in about fifteen minutes.

I think spring is getting to me in a good way. Change of seasons and all that. I haven’t felt like reading much and my energy is high, almost too high. Tomorrow will be hell on wheels. I need to sleep tonight. I’ll clean the room so the order can lull me to sleep.

I want a good camera. I’m thinking of adding some photographs to the book of poetry.