Sorry for the "radio silence" -- crazy busy in Bellingham. Professional stuff that I won't bore you with, but I have a new responsibility (creating a new sustainability curriculum), which is good but I seem to be in many meetings, which isn't exactly "bad" but is time-sucking. And I'm training for the Vancouver (BC) Half Marathon so trying to squeeze in some quality runs when I can.
Speaking of Vancouver, Miles & I made a short trip there yesterday and today. We drove up yesterday afternoon, had dinner with friends and spent the night at a hotel. This morning, we "explored" the hotel which is basically going up and down the escalators and looking in the various vending machine rooms. Then we spent the rest of the day at the Vancouver Aquarium. The latest exhibit is Sharks and Rays which we both enjoyed immensely. The Aquarium is home to two beautiful Beluga whales, and Miles regaled me with his rendition of "Baby Beluga" which also entertained a few others.
Other news: This past Tuesday, I had a class that meets at 2:00. At 1:40, Miles's school calls and the aide tells me that he's sick and wants to go home. Uh-oh! I RUSH to Lowell School -- remembering to throw crayons in my work bag -- and Miles comes back to campus and class with me (only a few minutes late!). My TAs gave him paper, and he spent much of the time drawing for them/me. It was stressful, but ultimately not entirely horrible. Miles finally got to see what I do. He always asks, "Mama, do you teach big kids?" and he got to watch me in action. Though it was a scattered and abbreviated lecture! At 4:00 I had a sort of important meeting with University uppity-ups, and Miles also accompanied me. I love my colleagues, and I love that having a five year old in a meeting was not a big deal. Though Miles did BURP very loudly at one point. Luckily everyone laughed. By the way, Miles was totally fine. I, on the other hand, was pretty frazzled by the end of the day.
PS: No pictures because Blogger tells me that I have to upload my pictures to Picasa now (what a pain!). Apparently I can't upload directly from my computer anymore, so I may be moving this site to Wordpress soon. Will keep you posted.
