Naomi's new school!

Right here in the Shoreline School District!  Meridian Park Elementary.

This is the week where the principals go crazy trying to do last minute hires.  A zillion kindergarteners show up.  Wait, we need to split up the fifth graders.  Teachers leave at the last minute.  Principals are in the situation of "I have to hire a first grade teacher TODAY!"

Lots of interviews, lots of crazy talk.  Like "If you haven't been  hired by 4:30, please call in."  This particular hire has a bit of dodginess in the actual hiring but the principal assures her that it will work out.  Especially because time's so darn tight.  It's Saturday of Labor Day weekend, school opens on Wednesday.

She's never taught first grade before but she can roll with it.  She's been here most of the day going through the mountains of boxes from her Arizona classroom before she went to Korea. She doesn't get into her room until Tuesday.

Shoreline is her very first choice because it's the district she grew up in.  She also interviewed in Seattle.  When she was in the market 3 years ago, she took the Arizona offer in July.

It's crazy but she's very happy with it.  Close to where she's living.