I appreciate this week a lot.

1. It’s short, schoolwise
2. I get to see family (Johanna flies in from Austin this morning, yay!)
3. Mavis, the daughters and I get to tear it up in the kitchen
4. I get out my Sinatra and James Taylor Christmas CDs
5. I can watch the Lions lose instead of the Browns
6. I get to start wrapping all the gifts that will arrive over the next couple of days
7. My v-jazz group has a gig on Sunday; should be some fun
8. The thesis gets its finishing touches, then off it goes for the final time, never to be thought about again in my lifetime
9. I get more time with Jake and Justin
10. No 5 a.m. alarm going off (except the one in my head, which I can choose to ignore)

Now that’s a dandy week, say thankya. What’s your vacation look like? (RD and Greg, I know your answers: every week is vacation…)

Here’s to the start of a fantastic — hopefully short for all of us — work week.

FO