Kindergarten Registration

So this happened last night. And strangely, I was okay. I'm not sure if it was because it was so late and we were all too tired to really take it all in {hello, why on EARTH would you have … [Read more...]

One of *those* weeks with parenting.

I'm having one of *those* weeks. Those weeks when I feel like the rug has been pulled out from under me parenting-wise. Those weeks when God, or karma, or Dr. Ferber or whoever sits above you and … [Read more...]

First Day of Pre-K

Just like a lot of other people in my part of the world, yesterday was 'back to school' day. The Mouse bounded into our room at around 615am exclaiming, 'I get to go to big-boy school today!'. He was … [Read more...]

THE MOST AMAZING CHILDREN’S BOOK EVER

The husband came home from his and the boys' last story time with quite a few library books. That night, he and the Mouse climbed into bed together for story time. He came back holding one of the … [Read more...]

The odds were totally in his favor!

The Mouse is in! I blogged a couple of weeks ago about trying to get the Mouse into a tuition-based pre-school program our school district runs. The only catch is that there's a lottery done … [Read more...]

I can’t believe I’m already attending school meetings.

Last night I sat in a small auditorium at our school district's headquarters with a bunch of other mommies and daddies. As I waited for the program to start, I watched everyone around me shuffle … [Read more...]

Pre-School Shopping

An important event is happening today. Husband, me, and the Mouse are going shopping. Shopping for a pre-school. We've had the Mouse in some sort of daycare environment since he was around 9 months … [Read more...]