this will be random

first item of business: my blog friend rachel and her husband are in the early stages of adopting a baby. they're doing an online auction to raise money for the process. check out their blog and stay tuned for more details.

second: i'm completely swamped with work right now. it's two weeks from report cards and things are just insane. plus, grad school is winding down. tonight i got news that i did an assignment wrong a few weeks ago. i'm going to try to make up the points, but it was a frustrating class nonetheless.

third: on sunday joel and i will celebrate one (successful, amazing, joyful) year of marriage. this has to be a post in itself because i am utterly overwhelmed with love for him and gratitude to God for the gift of this marriage. gosh.

fourth: a funny snippet from my week... on wednesday i gave the kids 2 minutes to talk to their friends, hoping that it would cut down on the constant chatter that happens when i teach. one boy came over and this is what was said:
me: A, you are running out of time to talk to your friends.
A: i wanna talk to you.
me: oh, okay. did you watch the new girl last night?
A: yes!! it was good.
me: what happened?
A: well, jessie. well, jess... was having this date. and she was nervous about cooking the turkey. and...  [i can't remember the rest of what he said because i was simultaneously monitoring the other 20 hooligans in my classroom]
<2 what a darling!