Nearly there

And if anybody has been wondering where I have been, well 16 hour days is one explanation. But with only one week left before the summer break, the light at the end of the tunnel is almost blinding. High points and low points? Let's start with the latter. Kevin was put down a couple of weeks ago. Senility and blindness forced this decision on me and I miss the old fellow. Robin is fine and does his best to fill the gap but Kev was there through the bad times and you cannot just forget that. Work has weighed me down and my back has been troublesome. But half an hour in a Swedish car made in Trollhättan normally sorts it out. My conscience has been plaguing me too, as far as evaluation and correcting are concerned. Too much correcting and too little feedback. I just hope I can organise things better next year.
But the good side must start with yesterday's KK oral examwhere I only say I was impressed and proud of the kids and what they did. One disappointment, OK, but you can't stand with your hands in your pockets and mumble. I would be hard preesed to do as well as the three sixes that were given and they all did themselves and the school proud. I don't know if the understand my feelings which are that a day like that makes a lot of hard work very worth while. And nothing else. It promises well for the third year.
All this activity, and there has been enough of it elsewhere too, has put the personal life on hold a bit which I noticed when a correspondent I have had decided there was no future in it and ended an interesting line of communication. Pity, but priorities are like that. I don't enjoy life any less anyway. And I will give M that...there was serious intent there which I wasn't interested in, and a demonstration of depth of character on a different level to the shallow nothingness exhibited by E who I miss but know I am lucky to not have anything to do with. E is shallow, at least in relation to me, and shallowness must be, as I have mentioned before, an enemy of good relationships. When you don't care particularly and don't show respect or consideration, you cannot complain if you feel ignored. A cup of coffee put in your hand when you come to work early in the morning is an example of a small thing which means a lot and I do muy best to show an interest. I think it pays dividends and relationships are much stronger and lacking in the superficiality I despise.
Don't think I have nothing to do. Evaluating KK written exams is top of the agenda now. Better get back to it now.