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Things that are not okay in January, even in southern Arkansas:

• Broken heaters
• Ceilings that leak
• Cars that break down (F’s and M’s — both currently stranded in separate locations in the Delta, each about two hours away)
• Cars that allow rainwater to seep perilously onto the seats, and/or that greet occupants with the scent of mildew (mine)
• Mice*

Also, we never fixed August’s broken window, unless taping cardboard over the hole counts. F says this makes us seem like meth addicts. He is right, although I would like to note to readers that my bedroom, my little kingdom, has been neat and tidy and pleasantly decorated for some time now…I mean, like, a whole month and a half.

Anyway, despite our little “quality of life” issues, things as a whole are fairly marvelous at the moment. The students have behaved exceptionally well and have actually enjoyed writing this week (!). Questions: Are these shifts a collective result of many high schoolers’ New Year’s resolutions? Or can I get some credit because of my own?

More later. w00t.

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*Actually not ever okay indoors