I think it was the week before the exam.

Stephanie, you are my freaking hero. You were still post-partum. You were breast feeding. You were single parenting a new born, because your dh is in Iraq, and you passed the BAR EXAM ON YOUR FIRST TRY!

Word.

Damn. I just typed a long entry apologising for skipping 1,300+ posts and telling you the whacky highjinks involving my doped up cat and his Fabulous Escape from the Vet, rending holes in the wire mesh on the window, and all about Arthur The Gecko, and how he nearly caused my flatmate to fall off a ladder - but the laptop ate it ALL. So you'll just have to fill in the blanks and get the impression that it's been a bit of a billytea Steve Irwin evening.

The main point, though, is to tell you about my New School. I started the day by going in to the American School with my flatmate - you may recall that after our plans fell through, my flatmate was offered a teaching post at the American Sister School of the English School we were supposed to be teaching at, while I was offered a non-teaching post 'helping to prepare for the opening of the English School', whatever the hell that means.

I'm happy to say that they've found me a teaching position instead. I'm going to be a Full Time Substitute Teacher - they've had 2 Full Time Subs for a while, but this year they'll have 5. Basically it's like being a Teaching Assistant, available to support the whole of the Elementary Department as and when they want me. So I'll be working with all the Elementary teachers at one time or another and I'll get the chance to watch a load of different behaviour management techniques and teaching styles, and learn from them; and at the same time I'll be getting experience with the whole age range of kids, which is just terrific. Added to which I don't have to do the planning, or much in the way of marking. Plus I'm now part of the team, rather than just getting to meet the new people in my capacity as Flatmate's sidekick. When people are off sick, I'll be going in to do the teaching myself (which was happening anyway at The Other Place), but using their planning - and I'll have been in to work with the kids already, so it's not going to be like dealing with them cold.

All in all, this is definitely a Moment Of Yay!

And the American School seems lovely. Honestly, the people are so much better organised and more welcoming than Evil Former Boss - I mean, the meeting this morning had people being thanked for their hard work in such a way that it sounded like it was about them, rather than about us listening to the Head playing at being important. And Big Cheese types have twice apologised to me for what they perceived as inconsiderate behaviour that totally weren't, imho. Bless!

Oh, and we get a free bus service laid on, rather than having to travel around by taxi. Which is way cool.

Fay, the new place sounds absolutely human! How nice to work for people that care.

Yay, Fay! That sounds wonderful.

Stephanie, you complete rock star! I'm so happy for you!

Oooh, Fay! That sounds lovely.

Yay for Stephanie and Fay bringin the good news!

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Hurrah, Stephanie!! What wonderful news. Now go burn all your study notes!

Fabulous news, Fay!!

Dayum, this was all good stuff to come back to after a horrific two hour committee meeting.

Yay, Fay!

Emily has good news too, but I should let her share it.

Thoughts and prayers to your friend's mom, beej.

Thanks Hon. It's reallly, really worry making. Both the mom and her fella are in their 80s and have lived very full lives. (complete with diabetes, heart disease, etc.) I'd just hate for them to end in some scary, desolate accident.