J36: Spring, etc.

Ah, the first day of Spring. With all the rain we've had the past several days sure does make it feel like a new season is on its way (although the stark lack of warm temperatures makes me wonder!). I like Spring for several reasons (this sounds like the opening to a bad five-paragraph essay). First off, it is an obvious time of growth - trees getting leaves, grass greening up, people preparing gardens. Also it is my last set of hurdles - the spring play (OMG next weekend will come too soon!!!), mid-quarter grades, early finals for the seniors, a blessed week with only three classes in the building, graduation, and that's it - another year behind me. Here's to hoping they ask me back again. But the classic downfall of Spring is my chronic snot nose from allergies. All in all, a worthy trade for all the benefits.