1st Birthday Parties Mean Delicious Cake. Welcome to the Age of Walking and Bringing Cuteness Wherever You Go, Ms. Maddie

Crazy how fast the clock moves, especially when the next generation is brought to the forefront. It seems Maddie was just born and last night we were celebrating her first birthday at Patrick and Stephanie's with her brother, Ethan, and all the Cuzzies. Girls running around for miles. They also had the celebration catered by Bin 100. So it was great food for a Sunday afternoon.

Always amazed what a family is supposed to do with all the presents, when the house is already wall-to-wall toys for the kids. The excitement is real, a the Winnie the Pooh theme was a hit. 

We all felt the darkness, cold, and rain in our bones, however. I spent most of the day on the porch catching up with grading. I really need about a week's time to catch up on all needing to be done, and this week is not cooperating with all the meetings and obligations.

I'm on three faculty searches this semester, academic council, and of course our own school's PRC, and all of them are meeting nonstop on Monday, making me wonder how I'll finish grading and get ready for my own classes this week (not to mention the conference the week after). 

It'll all get done. It always does. 

But I am feeling my age. I just want to get more sleep. My brain is not working at the speed it used to.