It had to happen sometime. My hiatus from teaching has come to an end. I've been spoiled by having the fall semester off. And now I'm teaching more than ever -- a class at Rutgers and at Kean. Today was my first day of class -- I only taught at Kean today. I took this job as an adjunct back in the fall in the hopes of securing a tenure-track position there should one open up. Now that I have a tenure-track position at Penn State, I don't really feel like hauling my butt all the way up to Kean two days a week. But the commute wasn't bad -- I got to listen to my book on CD the whole way up and back (a new David Baldacci, so the ride went really quickly). The most exciting part of the experience was learning that there is a coffee stand in the building that sells -- you guessed it -- Starbucks! It could have only been better if they took my Starbucks gift card. But it's nice to know that if I should get a craving, all I have to do is pop downstairs.
I was pleased to note that it wasn't too bad getting up in front of the class today. Dare I say that I am actually getting comfortable teaching? And getting everything ready over the last few days has me almost excited to start my Rutgers class on Thursday.
But enough about me. The kids are doing well. Oliver had a quick trip to the doctor today -- he had a swollen eye that turned out to be no big deal. Tomorrow we head down to CHOP (I knew we'd never make it all the way to 2/20 without going back) so that the doctor can look at his feet and tell me why the braces are rubbing. I've had him wearing them for only a few hours a day, and so far the redness hasn't come back. Hopefully the doctor can give me some answers so that Oliver can start wearing the braces all the time. Mac is, as always, a crazy little monkey.
