WEEK TWO

Well believe it or not, but Week Two brought no tears to the drop off door! We've had a few friends get grumpy about leaving, which is always so funny...to me, but not necessarily to mommy.

Actually, a few years back I had a little one start mid year and on his first day he jumped out of the car and yelled "To Infinity And Beyond" and to the heart break of his mom didn't even look back to say good bye and at pick up we had to bring him to the gate kicking and screaming because he didn't want to leave. His mom shared with me a couple years later that she bribed him each morning with the promise of a treat if he would come to the gate without crying to go home...LOL!!

This week I did find myself missing all my little friends from last year that have moved on to Kindergarten. I even missed those from several years back. I always think of former students on the First Day of School wondering how they are doing, what teacher they got, trying to figure out what grade they are in now. It's even fun looking at my new little ones and saying "Oh he/she looks like so and so that was here" or "Oh he/she reminds of this one little one we had here once"

This years group of Baby Ducks are so very sweet and I'm very tickled at how well they are all doing. I have a "helper" {thank the good lord since I lost my other one to Kindergarten}. I have a little one who is always walking around looking for me, because he has to know where I am {I'm so loving that, nothing like a cute admirer!}, I have one who went home and told his mommy that we have a "bunny mouse" at school...hahaha so loved that one! What we have is actually a Dwarf Hamster, who the friends have named "Roscoe" hahaha!! The same little one who said we have a Bunny Mouse is the cutest one to watch while I'm singing, he is so fascinated with my movements, my facial expressions and loves it when I use finger/hand puppets at Circle Time. He can't even sing from being so fascinated with what I'm doing...gotta love having a fan! They are all so darn cute, and the best thing is today was the 8th day of school and I've only had to use the "Time Out Chair" twice...can I hear a Woo Hoo??

My family is already hearing funny little stories from me at home about my day. Laura and Sarah both have visited the Preschool to see the new group of Baby Ducks and agree that they are all so cute. What a blessing it is to me to have a job that I truly love, one that I look forward to going to each day, one that I take great pride in, and one that brings so much love to my day. Sure I have days when I question my sanity, I mean come on after all I'm working with {37} 3, 4 & 5 years olds. but, those days are usually far and few between. When those days come I normally say{ok I yell} "Please! someone go look at my calendar and tell me it's a full moon" and normally it always is!

I can't think of any place else I'd rather be than my wonderful, loving little Preschool! {Well...maybe in Sanibel}....ahhhhh wouldn't life be grand if I could open up a little Preschool in Sanibel???? Just think....a little beach front yellow cottage, with brick red shutters, Gerber Daisies growing in window boxes, I even have a name for this school "Miss Ladybug's By The Sea" Tea Parties on checkered blankets each day, Math could be our shelling time, Science could be spent in the Tide Pools...well a girl can dream can't she?