Well, that's done

I just submitted my last few grades for this semester.

(Well, I THINK. One of my students claimed there was "a problem" with his lab grade (I do not teach the lab for that class) and he'd have to talk to his instructor and his lab grade might change. But I just felt that the probability of that happening was low enough, and it's easy enough to "unlock" the grades and change them (well, before Monday) that I can do that).

I still have my syllabi to write, and three more samples to do. But I'm going to take a break from the samples - the isopropyl alcohol fumes must be something I'm sensitive to, my allergies have been bad every day I've worked on the samples.

I'm "officially" done (well, except for the syllabi) for this semester now.
But of course, I'm not "done," I'm never "done": I have a dental checkup tomorrow. (Last time I got lectured at by the hygienist because my blood pressure was trending high. She acted as if I didn't know what hypertension was. I was slightly offended, but not sufficiently offended to complain. I am really hoping I get a different hygienist (no, you can't ask for specific ones) this time.) And I'll have to reel off all the new meds I'm on. (And if it's the lectury hygienist, I hope she doesn't act all high and mighty, like "See, I was right! You needed a blood pressure medication." I hate going to the dentist ENOUGH as it is. I don't like being made to feel that I'm being talked down to).

At any rate - I've promised myself a trip to Sherman tomorrow afternoon, to see if there are new issues of some of the magazines I get in, and also to pick up ingredients - Sunday is the "Jesus' Birthday Party" at church and I volunteered to make the raspberry-barbecue meatballs I make (they're not hard to do, plus they are low in sodium, so I can eat them). I also think I'll make another batch of toffee bars like I did for the finger-food thing in my department, seeing as I have slivered almonds and semisweet chocolate left over.

It will be Monday before I can really call the semester "done," though. But wow, do I need time off. I've been really tired, like it's-hard-to-get-out-of-bed tired, and that's rare for me. So I don't know if it's just being worn down by the semester, or trying to do more than I really should be doing, or allergies, or what.