Today was the last day of classes before Christmas. We give the exams over the next two days and then we are on vacation until January 5. In about two weeks we go to Japan for New Years and then home to work again.

We want to take advantage of the time. Wakana is concerned that she has gained some weight and wants to start walking. I need to get on my bike and work up some muscles and work off some weight myself. We also want to reorganize the living room and kitchen. And I need to repair the lawn mower and get the grass cut.

And we need to relax and recover a little of our sanity.

Yesterday one of my students commented about how excited she was about getting out of school. I told her she had no idea what being excited was all about. We teachers were ten times more excited than she could ever be.