This is how moms go crazy, I tell ya!

Here is a little update on what has been going on lately since you all are probably wondering if I am still alive, well of course I am.  It all started at the end of last school year with me trying to get my son into this pre-school program this fall.  To give you some background on the pre-k itself, its just a regular ole preschool, nothing super fancy, not an ivy league or anything like that.  The only thing that separates this pre-school from the other ones in town is that it is free, oh and 5 days a week as opposed to 3 (at the other pre-schools)  It's free because its funded by government grants and it is through our school district as opposed to one of the churches in town.  Ok so there are always limited openings into the program and 4 year olds have priority BUT they also base it by situation giving more priority to kids who's parents may be unemployed, going through a divorce, are behind on the learning curve and so on.  I have been waiting all summer to see if Bubby got in and got no phone calls or letters, as a matter of fact their phone was also disconnected until recently.  I was in a state of panic since I only sort of had a back up plan, which was to sign him up at one of the two church pre-k's, and their registration was well under way.  After not being able to get a hold of anyone I called the director of curriculum (yes because I will work my way up the dang ladder til I get some answers) who assured me I would get a call.  And now let me tell you how my next day went...ready???

6 a.m. Woke up
7:30 a.m. 2 girls I was babysitting (until 4) got dropped off
8 a.m. dropped of daughter at piano
8:05 a.m. took the other 3 kids and ran to Wal Mart
8:30 a.m. picked up daughter from piano and went home
10:45 a.m. dropped off daughter at violin
10:50 a.m. took other 3 kids and went to grocery store
11:15 a.m. Picked up daughter from violin
11:25 got a call from pre-k program telling me the following "We have a spot for your son and you can register him tomorrow at 10:30 IF you bring in all of the following: Birth certificate, S.S. card, shot record, and physical...oh and its first come first serve"
11:26 jumped for joy until I realized that my Dr. would probably not take me in right away for the physical so I proceeded to call walk in clinic to see if they would....then I realized that in about 30 minutes I would have 6 kids in my care and would have no way of fitting them all in my car to go to the clinic...UGH!
11:27 got a miracle text from the two girls dad saying he got off work early and would be picking them up...
12:00 p.m. 2 boys I babysit got dropped off
12:01 I called the health dept. to let them know I would be coming to get a copy of my son's shot records only to find out that he needed his 4-6 year old shots now rather than in Kindergarten or he would not be accepted into pre-k....asked if they could do it...they said not until October.....
12:02 screamed! then proceeded to call all health departments, clinics and so on in the surrounding towns only to get 1 maybe...depending on what he needed
12:30 drove like a mad woman, with all 4 kids to the health dept. to pick up shot records so I could call back my 1 maybe....walked in to see my friend working who informed me they had 1 person not show up for shots and they had 1 minute to get there.  If they didn't, my son could take their place....jumped for joy again.
1:00 shots were done and on to the clinic for physical
5:00 boys got picked up
6-7 daughter's soccer practice
Now after reading this you are probably thinking "dang, you have your daughter in way too many activities, well actually it was just scheduled like that in the summer, piano and violin were every two weeks and just happened to be on the same day.

So needless to say I went to registration early, since it was first come first serve and I had no idea how many spots were left.  They did not open the doors until 30 minutes AFTER they said they would, and after another mom called the director of curriculum :)

So yes, he is in and I'm a happy momma....he starts next week and I'm going to cry my eyes out....that is a fact!

Oh yes, he started soccer this year also...