This is the Face We Make to Let a Colleague Know We Miss Her, But It's Sad That I'm Not Quite the Colleague She Is as I Replace Her This Semester

This fall, I get to be two people in addition to myself, and next semester I get to be another two people as I replace them. This is what we do for one another - filling in gaps where they are needed, all to help the every day routines to move forward and continue.

Yesterday, I got to be on Academic Council, even if I'm not as smart as my colleague is and I ask stupid questions that are because I'm tired and I didn't hear others correctly. Additional Merit, Crandall. Additional Merit was not what was being proposed. Just standard merit. My bad. 

Today begins my 2-day, 14-hour days where I do CWP, faculty roles, and teach late into the night. Those are rejuvenating days because I get to work with my students and, this semester, they are simply amazing.

On another front, another promising grant came my way, and I'm hoping this time it actually arrives. I'm still waiting on the one given over a year ago. 

Finally, I laid on the couch last night after returning Jake to Walnut Beach, simply to read a book we assigned last week but I didn't get a chance to read. Julie covered for me and for that I'm fortunate. This week, I need to be a better collaborator and I was on it. 

And with that, I need to crank out the day ahead.