Only one week of classes left. And then Finals Week, or (as I like to call it) My Week of Pain and Misery. I get the final papers from my students the day before finals start, then I spend the next week grading them. Then, it's all over, and I can have fun all summer!

Yesterday evening I went to a reception for the Board of Trustees for my college and stuffed myself with fried chicken strips and fried mushrooms. Yummy.

My church is in talks to join with First Alliance Church. !!!! That is, merging our congregations, permanently. Our pastor told us last night at a special church session. Wow. I'm tentatively hopeful at the idea. None of the details have been ironed out; they're just testing the waters with the congregations. Stay tuned for breaking news.