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Good News...

--Ava went to the dentist and there was no underlying tooth or gum damage.

Bad news...

--The hockey Jersey I ordered her for the obvious photo opportunity is on backorder.


On another note...

I was at SDSU this morning to take my FINAL section of the CSET so I can finally clear my California credential. It was early. Really early. And I didn't want to be there. At all. As I was wallowing in my misery waiting for the test to begin (because you have get there 45 MINUTES EARLY--for what, I don't know) in the row closest to the door, I heard something that picked up my spirits immediately and made me laugh right out loud. So loud, in fact, that I apologized to those sitting around me. This is what I heard from the squirrely girl in the row closest to the window (that's right, like 10 rows away from me--it was a big room):

Squirrely Girl: Can I go to the bathroom?

Proctor: No, you have already checked in so you have to wait until the test begins and then I can let you go. Probably in about 15 minutes.

Squirrely Girl: But I will be able to go whenever I need to, right?

Proctor: Yes, you will be able to go as many times as you need.

At this point, Squirrely Girl should have accepted the answer and saved herself some embarrassment. Instead, this is what followed:

Squirrely Girl: Okay, good. Because I have a condition. Whenever I get really excited, I have to pee. A lot. And sometimes I can't control it. So I need a bathroom close by.

Oh Squirrely Girl, WHAT???? You have a condition? Really? And it happens whenever you get really excited? Are you a dog? Because I have plenty of friends who have dogs that do the same thing. Remind me to NEVER invite you over for a party! Maybe you could make some extra cash dog sitting for my friends while they come over! And why are you EXCITED about taking a test. You might want to look deeper into that one. I'm really not trying to be mean, but COME ON! And she said it loud enough for the ENTIRE ROOM to hear it. I wasn't eavesdropping (because we all know that is one of my favorite things to do), that one just fell into my lap. I literally laughed so hard when she said that that a little bit of snot might have come out of my nose. It would have been a better story if I had peed a little.

So, Squirrely Girl, I would like to thank you for bringing me out of my test-taking funk with perfect timing. Kudos, girl. :)