Uncooperative Crickets

Yesterday, I had the first experience of "bad day at work, but coming home to the baby makes everything better." It was not a very bad day, but there was one thing that was bothering me. Holding Blueberry for 5 minutes made me forget about it. He is starting to smile and focus on faces more, and that makes a big difference.

Today is the first day that I have him alone for a significant period of time. Skye joined the board of the local food co-op, and she has a four hour meeting today. This means that it is an all male/feline house right now. Things are going well so far. I am planning on taking my first one-parent shopping trip with him soon, stopping by the board meeting so Blueberry can get a snack, and then coming back time for more man-time.

Here is roughly what Blueberry looks like now,



only he has more hair on his head, less on his body, no green tongue, and does not eat turnbuckles (yet).

There are several exciting work-related things, too.

1. After a long, healthy, frustrating debate, my department came to a decision. It was the decision that I wanted.
   
2. I got funding to attend a summer workshop on cooperative learning.
   
3. A have funding to virtually attend an online workshopon Sage.
   
4. Someone, possibly me, in my department is going to apply for a grant to support undergraduate esearch.
   
5. I have been making good progress on my research project with my partner, Aminal Beast.
   

This post was clearly for me—I make almost no attempt to make it entertaining for the reader. Sorry.

posted by Dirk Awesome @ 1:13 PM