Craziness has been swirling at work - academia can be such a strange and wonderful place, but sometimes just down-right annoying and angering! I declared out loud that if things didn't work out for me (I'm not yet tenured) I wouldn't mind working at Target and Starbucks (2 of my favorite stores...the new Target by my house has a Starbucks inside). The spring semester is winding down (well, it's over really because summer school started today) and I'm feeling more and more like I should find a way to be a stay-at-home mom and wife!
There's also extended family craziness, but isn't there always?
Ngwa attended his first birthday party - see picture. He seemed overwhelmed by it all, but did not run away from Elmo. He flirted with 2 little girls - a red head and a cute brunette! LOL! So at the end of a week of craziness which is ushering in another week of madness, I got to take my son to his first birthday party. It was sheer joy and i am trying to live in and cherish these moments!
So true Shannon and well written. Thank you and Ngwa for coming to the party. His smile makes me happy and everyone he meets.
ReplyDeleteI love that you call yourself Mami Ngwa! I work in Tanzania and women there are called Mama "name of first child". I love it and look forward to the next time I go back when everyone will call me Mama Maddy. What does Ngwa mean?
ReplyDeleteOh, and I totally get you on the "if I don't get tenure I'm working at Starbucks". That was EXACTLY my backup plan! I kid you not. There is a Starbucks about a block away from my office and I kept telling my grad students that they could come visit me there...