***NEWS***NEWS***NEWS

Now, try not to have a heart attack, but we've got some news, folks.

So this morning I woke up and thought to myself, "Why don't I give Amy a nice lil' message somehow getting her to spill some details."
This email mentioned something about trying to figure out housing and it would be very helpful to know if my pending request was in Corvallis or not (which IS true).

About three minutes, later, Amy responds, and just like that, tells me I have a pending request in

ALBANY!!

Which means that it is most likely, but they don't want to say anything until it is confirmed.
I was a little bummed at first, as Corvallis was my first choice, of course, but I am getting more and more excited! It is only a 15-20 minute rural drive away, which I guess is second best. Also, I won't have the problem of running into my students and parents all the time living in Corvallis.

I looked at elementary schools in Albany...and there are about, oh 13. So that doesn't really narrow it down! ;-)


Currently I am studying about 6 hours every day for my ORELA test--my big bad teacher test next Tuesday, Sept. 4th. I basically need to know everything about Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, Math, the Arts, Health and Physical Education. Hence the cramming. It is in two subtests, and if I fail one, I can just retake the one. But hoping I won't have to!

Today I was realizing the biggest fear I have of student teaching: SLEEPING IN
It's not that I LOATHE mornings, I can wake up if I [absolutely] have to, but there are those mornings where my alarm clock(s) will just not go off, or I sleep through it. So obv. I'm deathly afraid of sleeping in when I'm supposed to be teaching...especially when I'm getting supervised! But I guess we'll cross that bridge when I come to it, I suppose...and buy several more alarm clocks ;-)

Well, more later, and hopefully with some confirmed news!