Category: Working Mama

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It’s Like We Never Left…

So we have two days of school under our belts–me, my 13th (!?!?!) batch of students, and MAM, her second year of preschool, known as Pre-K in some circles. The beauty of Montessori is in the routine, the consistency, the predictibility…so after two days, it feels like really, we haven’t skipped a beat. Only MAM is not the youngest student anymore, and she doesn’t take a nap at school anymore. And of course there are new faces, and all of the familiar faces have grown at least 6 inches in our 10 week recess.

The teething monster I mentioned in my last post has yet to subside…the boy as FOUR TEETH poking through on the bottom, and FOUR TEETH poking through on top. Who cuts eight teeth at a time? Is that even legal? I am this close to calling MJ’s doctor to get some narcotic relief for the boy. And myself.

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A Sunday To-Do List

I haven’t had a Sunday To-Do List since the last week of school in May. I can honestly say that I didn’t miss making one/completing one AT ALL (mine involves gathering items to send to daycare, making sure we’ve all got clean clothes and things for lunch, etc).

But even at age 35, the first day of school is kind of special, especially when I have a four year old to share the excitement with me. How excited is she for school to start?

Tonight I set out her clothes for tomorrow, and told her that as soon as she woke up, she could get dressed for school. I went downstairs to get her vitamins, and when I came back up, she was getting dressed. For school. It took a bit of talking to convince her that we had to go to sleep first, then it would be time to go to school. I’m not planning to sleep in my clothes tonight, but I am angling for a great day tomorrow!

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Friendly PSA from the Neighborhood Preschool Teacher

So….should you find a preschool child exploring something like, say, the beads in the photo here, and said child says that there is something in his nose, DON’T PANIC.

Just do the following:

1) Instruct child to close the nostril not containing the bead

2) Instruct the child to blow through the obstructed nostril (WARNING: DO NOT put your hand out to catch whatever is in there!)

3) After the shock of having something fling out his nose is over, have child retrieve bead, wash in sink and then squirt with Purell.

Good as new! (the nostril and the bead……)