Okay Cinderella

Today is the Horrible Day. (Or at least the so-called Horrible Day...so-called in my head....) Today I am grading all of my students' papers in one shot, sans comments, but still grading them all. I hate grading. Always have. It isn't as easy as slapping a grade on a paper based on what you think it sort of kind of seems like. There has to be consideration and defense for the grade given, so that if a student wants to challenge the grade, I know the specific reason for my grades. It just takes so long, and most of the time the papers are mind-numbing. Part of me wonders if higher-level English classes would be more easily graded...I have noticed that these World Literature papers are easier to get through than my freshman Composition papers. There aren't as many ridiculous issues...but there are a different set of ridiculous issues, to be sure.

I'm also jealous because Robert is going up to the lake with a bunch of our friends. :( We're hoping I'll be able to make it up there if I can get enough of a headway on my work...but I'm not completely positive it'll happen. I wanna go to the lake, too! :( But Robert promised that he and I will have a private weekend up there sometime before summer ends...and that makes me happy.

*sigh*

Okay! So, today's plan of action is:
1. Get laundry going
2. Grade 12 papers
3. Eat lunch
4. Grade 12 papers
5. Eat dinner
6. Grade remaining quizzes
7. Total up their 90% end-of-semester grades
8. Finish writing up the final exams, if possible

Tomorrow's plan of action is:
1. Really finish writing up the final exams
2. Read Death and the King's Horseman, and lesson plan for Monday
3. Play with and have dinner with Robert and company

Almost done, almost done, almost done. I just have to push through the last few days, and then I can relax...until a couple weeks later when the Fall semester begins.

But at least with the beginning of Fall semester brings Labor Day--and I'm still completely stoked about what Jack has planned for me. :)