Little Red Box

This is the day I have been waiting for!! Some may think it is strange, and some may be just like me when it comes to this whole "school" thing. I am a CHEESE BALL!!! I love every second of it, dreamed about it, planned for it, shopped for it, on and on. Although the being old enough for school already is kind of hard to swallow, I am SO excited! So much so that I was bummed that I didn't get to buy school supplies and put his name on EVERTHING! It is great though, and much cheaper that the Abbott S.T.P (Student, Teacher, Parent - program) purchases in bulk for grades pre-k through 3rd. So, a few more years and I can buy and label! :) Although it seems now a days that names aren't allowed on most supplies. There seems to be more of a "community supply" program in place. I still look forward to shopping. :) That was one of those things I dreamed about. :)

- Funny story.... well since I was not able to put his name on anything other than his backpack and lunch box, I got wise. :) I created little "Mason" labels and labeled his snack bowl, sandwich container, and juice bottle. :) BIG SMILE! I live for this! ;) Of course I had to cover them all with tape and be sure to make sure it was covered good so that water would not ruin my labels. Matt said "Are you going to put labels on everything"... by golly, if it can have a label it WILL have a label!!! It's kind of like having things monogrammed, which I would TOTALLY do if it was a bit cheaper. :) Labelling will suffice!

Every day thus far I have checked Mason's green folder, the take home folder. It get butterflies inside when unzipping his backpack and I see it... Can't wait to open and find something. Anything... Color pages, homework (yeah probably not in Pre-k), art, a note from the teacher. Thus far all I have gotten was an allergy sheet to fill out, changes to the lunch room policies, and a revised schedule for the morning (this I love too because I dig schedule and organization)!

Opening the green folder and finding nothing can be kind of hard on a mommy, ha... Remember, I LOVE this stuff! I have even told Matt "There hasn't been anything in the folder" His response "well what do you want to be in there, this isn't day care". HAHA, I am sure he thinks I am a bit nuts. :)

So today, again nothing.

Although, I got better!!! Mrs. Gray, the aide for Pre-k told me, while putting Mason in the car, that he got a sticker today for participation. HE SANG THE SONGS!!! Yes, that deserves BIG LETTERS!! Mason does not have a very outgoing personality. I had actually told the teacher at meet the teacher that he does not like to be put on the spot, or to sing, or have people watching him do things. So when I learned of this today, and I looked at Mason's face and saw his "I know you are so proud of me mommy" face, my heart smiled THIS BIGGGG!!!

Then, he sang....

I wish I had a little red box to put my mommy in.

I'd take her out and kiss kiss kiss (making kissy noises) and put her back again.

I wish I had a little red box to put my daddy in.

I'd take him out and hug hug hug (hugging himself) and put him back again.

I wish I had a little red box to put my good friends in.

I'd take them out and say "how do you do" and put them back again. :)

If I can get one treat like this a week, this mommy would be one happy camper!

I LOVED it! ;) This was way better than what could have been in the green folder! I am still looking forward to that first piece of paper I get from the folder though. ;)