Fear and Loathing In The Diaper Pail

note to my mother-in-law: this post bears a striking resemblance to the email I already sent you, as I am a hack.

Liam had his first day of preschool yesterday and it went off without a hitch. We packed up his Goldfish crackers and sippy cup into his Cars backpack and listened to a little Dan Zanes on the way. When we got there, one kid was having a total meltdown, the whole kicking-and-screaming-on-the-floor routine, complete with the embarrassed/guilt-tripped parent trying to get him to stand up and go inside. I prayed Liam would not think this kid had some horrible insider knowledge of preschool that would cause such a rebellion and follow suit.

Prayer answered. His teacher, Miss Mary, met him at the door and invited him right in and lo and behold, in he went, without even a goodbye! I stood outside for awhile, debating whether to go in and say goodbye myself. I dont want to be that mom who sneaks off, but then again, going in to say bye would have certainly started a whole drama involving tears and “Mommy come back!”s. So I took the dirty way out.

Lucas and I went to Target and the grocery store and were done with both in all of an hour. It’s amazing what you can accomplish without a three-year-old. Blogging, for instance.

When I came to pick him up, they were listening to music and hitting rhythm sticks together. He was having a great time. I also saw his name on a large piece of construction paper with these weird foam peanuts that stick when you wet them on it. When he came out of class, his teacher said he did great, that he was giving the other kids toys to play with. She sounded completely amazed, as if no three-year-old has ever been so benevolent. Of course, she is right. My child is awesome.

Liam wouldnt tell us much about his day, but we did get him to admit to going outside and riding a tricycle. Add that up with the music, the foamy paper project and the half-eaten bag of Goldfish in his locker, I’d say he had a pretty full morning.

Here is Liam, on the very first day of his academic career. May it not put us too deeply into debt.

Is this not the cutest picture ever? He even has a little bug over his head!