I definitely signed in to type a blog with something specific in mind.

The topic fled my overworked brain. Sorry.

Meanwhile, David bought me a new bike and is putting it together right now. He's so good to me.

T-Minus 9 days until Cancun.

I remember! I read a really amazing book last week. A coworker lent me The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz, and I read it in four days despite general business of teaching life. Memorable characters, hilarious and heartwrenching takes about a Dominican family, and brand new Spanish cuss words. I loved the family and every last member drove me crazy. I loved the snippets of history written throughout in a highly entertaining manner. I loved the Spanish phrases scattered throughout.

If you are a particularly sensitive reader, you may object to the cussing and occasional vulgarity (although it did add a great deal to character development).

Classroom Quotes

My kiddos say funny things sometimes. Here are my favorites:

"I'm psychedelic... no wait... dyslexic."

"What's the first answer (to the test). I mean, seriously."

"Use your pelirrojo powers!" (pelirrojo = redhead)

"How do you say methamphetamine in Spanish?"

"You should be biased. That's not cool!" (re grading assignments)

"I'm not mean! I'm nothing but Jesus to you!"

"I need a license because I'm flying a rotflicopter"

"You'll have to take your shirt off for me to hear you." (teacher to another teacher at lunchtime)

Birthday!

It was just the sort of birthday a girl needs after a long week slaving away at work. At school, my coworkers sent students to my classroom with miscellaneous toys, classroom kitsch, and car survival kit necessities. The students interrupted my class every 4-10 minutes all day with birthday wishes. It made the lesson go slow, but it made me feel good.

I went to Old Navy and bought summer clothes for our spring break trip to Mexico in exactly 1 month.

David planned a super-fun party complete with pizza, root beer, games and friends. It was great.

Highlight: At 5:25 a.m. David rolled over and sang a sleepy happy birthday. He's sweet.

P.S. am feeling better about Japan prospects. We'll hear back in April. I'll let you know.