It’s getting down to crunch time in the semester. I’ve got a lot of grading to do over the next few weeks, but I can almost just make out a slight glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel. Usually, the Fall semester is much harder than the Spring, mostly due to dual enrollment classes, but also because of overall enrollment. By the end of Fall, we’ve chased off many of the weak, so there are fewer students by Spring. My hope is that during next semester I will be able to focus more on the things that are important to me, such as writing and working on the farm.
Stay tuned for exciting news about the relaunch of books one and two, which should be coming soon. I can’t wait to show the new cover for book one. I think it’s fantastic and really jumps out. As soon as I can post it on here, I will.
That’s all for now. Hope Monday isn’t too rough on you.
Big Owl's Tree 
The end of the semester is like running face first into a brick wall. In slow motion. (And I haven;t even picked up researched essays yet; that happens next week….) But when it is over, it is over… which, to me, is one of the beauties of teaching at a community college. You get to start fresh every few months (although that is a disadvantage sometimes too, especially when I have a semester like my current one where I would LOVE to keep just about every one of my students….).
A brick wall with thistles!