8 out of 9 is not too shabby

That is the score ladies and gents. I have taken all nine of my exams and passed 8 of them the first time around. Let me tell you the story from Friday....

I left work early and as I drove home I had to pull over twice because of a clicking noise I could hear but not find. When I got home I found it, a nail in the passenger front tire. Bob of course pulls it out only to hear the whistling sound of the tire losing air. So he shoves the nail back in and prepares to put the spare tire on so we can drive to Vacaville to have it fixed. I go inside and my phone rings. It is Sheila telling me Caitlyn wanted to say 'hi'. I love my niece dearly, but this really wasn't the time to chat in the language of a four year old. She says 'hi' and then I hear Sheila in the background, along with my parents. 'You Passed!' My response was, 'which one?' because I have been waiting to hear about two exams - one all the way back from October 1st, and the answer was, 'Both!'. I was jumping up and down at this point. I smiled all night long. This has been a long 8 months, but thank you again for all of you who helped me through it. Now we just have to wait for March 6th when I can retake (hopefully) my last exam. (Side note: I still have to take the state exam, but for Oregon it is an open book test followed by an interview and it could happen in June or September.)