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The longest recent wait I've ever had to do has been this week. On Friday after 5pm, I will receive my test results for my redo MTEL. This is the sole determinant on whether I get my Massachusetts teaching license. Intimidating much? Yeah, I know it's out of my hands... but I just don't want to face any more disappointment right now. If worse comes to worst, then I'll just apply for a Virginia license... but it'd be ridiculous after the time, energy, and money I've spent on this process. When I checked my status, it does say "Ready for Review." Please, All Things Good and Marvelous, let me just get this license.

Miss P called me and said she saw my classroom. She and her parents went over to check things out, and I asked her to check out my room. It doesn't have a window, and that was the one thing I really, really hoping for. :( But you know what, I'm going to make one. Sure, my father nor my mother were glassmakers, but I am pretty crafty with construction paper and tape. Miss P even did tell me that they were going to give me a whiteboard. So that's pretty awesome. She also said that the women in the office would be able to help me out in any way I needed. I love this type of community. :)

I'm on the lookout for these individual lapboards because they're great for phonics and math drills... but I'm hesitant because I don't know if I can find them in Virginia or not for cheaper. It also would help if I knew what is already in my classroom or available to me... and how many children. I've been figuring so far that I'm going to have about 20 kids.

You know what, I'm just going to call the school right now. Yeah, get my answers now!

- Miss Chelsea :)

UPDATE- Okay, I have 20 kids so far (who called that one!?), but it is likely to go up or down. As for supplies, an Office Depot rep is going to come in and will show us how much we can spend on our classroom supplies online. WOO HOO! I'm going to hold off a bit getting anything else until I find out more about that. Must remember Mrs. W's name for when I go in; she's the office secretary... she seems super nice, and I definitely want to make friends. Secretaries always have the inside scoops; not only that, but they tend to be really nice people.

All right, I'm at ease for now. Gosh, I felt like a dodo on the phone though... I wanted to say six million different things, and I stumbled over five million other things. :P Excitement needs to calm down.