School's In For Winter

I’m going to get back to the topic I had in mind for last night, and I can tell you why I had to make an appointment to register the boys for school. The registrar chick wanted the school liaison there to see if there was any way to get the boys enrolled quickly, without having to wait for their old school records to arrive here in NY. Since the liaison wasn’t available until yesterday morning I had to wait. That makes sense; and, without going into any detail, certain circumstances exist for me that allowed the school to get the boys into school right away, without waiting for the records.

Zach had gone with me while Dolly and Ty stayed here with Kara. Immediately after I finished filling out all the paperwork at the High School (that’s where the registration office is) Zach and I went directly to the very next parking lot, to his school. There we met his teacher and took a tour of the school. I think I mentioned previously that he and Ty are in two different schools. So we did what we had to do for Zach and he was ready to start school today.

He and I drove home, had some lunch, and then Ty and I drove to his school. His is less than five minutes from Zach’s, and neither school is more than seven minutes from the house. So Ty and I got to his school and met with the Principal. Ty didn’t get to meet his teacher because the entire third grade, all 11 classrooms of third graders, were on a field trip. We did get to take a tour of the building, though, and he liked his classroom. His teacher is a huge “Star Wars” fan and has all kinds of items around the classroom.

I do believe I mentioned that the school Ty’s attending is the same one I attended when I was in the fifth grade. I must say that, even though I remember my teachers’ names and what they looked like; and even though I remember every kid that was in my class, I can’t, for the life of me, remember anything about the school except for the front of the building. How sad is that? I can remember little bits and pieces about where my classroom was and how it looked on the inside; I even remember that there was a girls’ bathroom right outside the classroom, but that’s it. The gym, the cafeteria, the art rooms; nothing sparks a memory at all. Maybe if I volunteer at the school it’ll spark some memories just by me being there.

Anyway, the boys saw their schools yesterday and started today. At 8:15 this morning Ty headed out to the bus with one of Kara’s sons; and at 9:00 Zach headed out to the bus with the other of Kara’s sons. I don’t know who was more excited, my boys or me. They both looked a bit nervous as they headed out the door, especially Zach; but they both arrived home, an hour apart, with big grins on their adorable, little faces and talking a mile a minute about what a great day they had. I was really happy for them; it was nice to see them so happy and excited about school.

I was excited too because I got a lot done without them home today. Dolly and I went to the nearest Head Start and applied her for it. Due to the aforementioned circumstances, and still without any details, she’ll be able to get a spot sooner rather than later. I can’t wait. We toured here school too but she wasn’t really all that excited about having to go to school. She almost looked like she was going to cry and all we were doing was looking around. I’m sure that, when she gets her spot in a classroom, she’ll be wary and clingy for the first couple of days but she’ll do fine after that. Then I’ll be able to move forward with my plans and possibly get some paying work, or, at the very least, some volunteer time to gain experience in the legal field. Let’s just keep our fingers crossed that Dolly gets into school really quickly, for the sake of all of us. It’s time that everything falls into place for us; and your good wishes and my hard work will make it happen – no doubts here.

Until next time…peace to all.