Image by Enrique Lopez GarreI'm two days late for Valentine's Day. Ho-hum. I started this post then, but it turned into a crazy and emotional day, so I gave up trying to write. McBeast had me jumping through hoops first thing that morning. I had to help him with his algebra: solving systems of equations by elimination. FUG. I had to look up the process because I have been out of school way too long for this math business.

Anyway, he had makeup work, and then small engine's class - even though...