Join Me in Snarkville

First, I got an inkling that the list might be up early, because the office staff goes home at 4pm and who in their right minds would come back at 5pm just to put it up?  So, Duke and I walked to school at 4:15pm to play on the playground and check it out.  Sure enough the class lists were up and joy of joys, Duke was *IN* a class!!

No, that is not where there were answers.  It just so happened that as we walked back, I noticed that his room was open and we popped our heads in.  Low and behold, his teacher was there and she’s WONDERFUL!!!  I already have a crush on her — which I know will make all my family happy.  But she has a few great first impressions with me:

1. She spoke to Duke like he was a person and didn’t expect me to answer though him.
2. She wasn’t plastic or overly perky.
3. She seemed thrilled that we popped by and not put out by it all (even when Duke asked if he could just stay there until tomorrow morning).
4. She declared that my son was REALLY CUTE.  (She’s so my new BFF.)
5. Her husband was putting together class furniture and he was nice (as were her two girls).
6. She said the magic words to me: “I like this to be a partnership with parents.  We work together and the kids do well.”  (I may have hugged her then — and now she’s afraid of me — kidding.)

Duke also likes her, which is good, I guess — but isn’t my love for her more important?

No seriously, gentle readers, I’m so much more at ease with tomorrow because of those few minutes.  I was quick to volunteer for room mommy status and I got the quick how to, so I could properly volunteer.  The great thing is that his teacher is also our neighbor — no seriously, she’s literally a few doors down the street.  This makes me uncommonly giddy (since she’s also my new BFF).  (Did you know that some of my family still socialize with *MY* kindergarten teacher?  Oh, yes, it has been a few years since I was in kindergarten and I think I’m forbidden to mention in social settings that she was my teacher oh, low, those many years ago.)

In other news, we have celebrated the end of summer vacation ALL.DAY.LONG.  We’ve reset the allowable times to be on the computer to not be in the mornings.  We’ve gone out and had pancakes for lunch (Prince is going to kill me that I introduced Duke to IHOP) and we went out for a special dinner.  (Yes, it was so much more a celebration of the end of summer and not at all because I had no desire to cook nor go to the grocery store, why do you ask?)

I’m ready now.  The backpack is loaded with a snack.  Duke is bathed and in bed getting good sleep for school.  I have a charged camera for the first day of school shot.  I’m going to take more cold meds and get my sleep — I have a PTA to join tomorrow!!!