I've updated my calendar.
In particular, I've clearly marked PHONE/IM hours.
What this does NOT mean
Policy has not changed. You may still call my mobile phone anytime you have questions; I still turn it off when I'm sleeping.
What it DOES mean
You ARE ABSOLUTELY STILL ENCOURAGED TO CALL. I am happy to scoot back up the hill to meet with you if the phone is inadequate for the purpose of answering whatever question(s) you may have.
What I've done is convert "office hours" into "phone hours." This is because Matthew is growing very rapidly (he has gained between 1 and 2oz per day since the start of his second week), and therefore eating lots. For this reason, I'm going to work hard to come home in the afternoons as much as possible. Without someone to console Matthew and get him to sleep between feedings, Carrie is getting too little sleep, and will soon keel over from exhaustion. This would be bad.
So I will not be hanging around the office in the afternoons. The majority of my meetings with all of you throughout the semester have been by appointment (outside of "office hours") anyway. So, this should not effect anything.
And on the subject of meetings...
I want to have at least one more meeting with everyone before the end of the semester. Perhaps this is like an oral exam. Or, perhaps it is a chance for me to see what you've learned. Either way, it will be a chance for me to see what you've taken away from the interpreter labs (Substitution, the Extended Interpreter, and the Object-Oriented Interpreter).
We will schedule these 1-hour meetings during lab on Thursday of this week.