I’ve been enjoying a short reprieve from school (Cornell University). We have a break from Wednesday afternoon till Monday morning, and then it’s full steam for the last week of classes, study week and our finals. The last day of finals is the seventeeth of December. After that we’re free till late January. (Cornell has a long winter break.)

So, I finished most of my physics homework Wednesday afternoon, and have been enjoying a time off since then, and catching up on some sleep. . . but I have to soon get back to work to finish some late homework and get a start on the week ahead. I’ve been duly rebuked by Dayton v. Kennedy and Kathryn at The Corner for reading their blogs during Thanksgiving when I should be enjoying the people around me. . . well, at least I didn’t post anything.

It’s been cold, and we’ve had our second snowfall (and the first one that is really sticking) over Thanksgiving here in Ithaca. Over in the basement in the room which I share with the Racoon, we’ve cleaned up the floor, put in some more lights, and are running a dehumidifier. The whole house has a cheery atmosphere.

There are so many things I find to be thankful for. For Bush’s re-election, the new snow that has made the world so bright and clean, being able to take a short break with my family, the multitude of ways the Lord has been taking care of me this semester, my good teachers, a warm place to live, for all the great blogs out there, including the neat ones with live coverage from Ukraine. . . .