Kindergarten

I haven't been so excited to start Kindergarten before.... I mean for my 5 year old to start. It's not that I want him to grow up but knowing his is, just makes me ecstatic. I love this age....okay, maybe minus the "tude" but everything else is so fun. We went school shopping and I think I liked it more than shoe shopping, well not more but it was pretty damn close. He seemed so sophisticated walking up the supply aisle, asking for things like a calculator and projector, that I was the one tugging on his shirt showing him all the cool colors and characters. I'm definitely digging our time together because I believe this is the beginning of getting to know your kids on a personal level.

So, in spite of all the shopping and getting prepared for the big day, there were other preparations like meeting the teacher, signing up for after school programs, etc. I want to start off by saying, that I believe I'm pretty intellegant. I mean I do have common sense at least. So, when it came time to meet the teacher, the message I got was, it was a parent teacher conference. Pretty simple instructions to comprehend, right. I guess reading between the lines, it meant they wanted to meet my son. Of course I didn't bring him; he's not a parental. So, everyone else had their children there, what's the big deal???? Didn't they see the "new Kindergarten mother" stamped on my forehead? How was I supposed to know that?

So, my first mistake as a mother of a school aged child. I bet there will be more. Hopefully I just don't make any soon.