Almost Time for School

School is just around the corner already. I can’t believe it. Mags is going into kindergarten this year and, coincidentally, they’ve just instituted an all-day, everyday rule for the little ones last year. So that should be an interesting experience for us the first few weeks (I hope she makes friends right away). I still don’t have the notebook computer I’ve been coveting for my own school work and, sadly, I don’t think I’ll be getting one this semester. Just books and paper for me as the rest of my money will go to supplies for Mags.

She’s pretty excited to be starting at the big school, actually, so that’s good. I don’t know if she’ll like having to be there all day. She was only at preschool for a couple of hours, three days a week. It was no big deal. She’ll be there from 9am to 3:30pm now. Way different. I really hope she makes the transition ok. I’ve been really worried about that for some reason (probably because I can’t sit down for five minutes without her needing me for something). She doesn’t do well with change and she’s unsure of herself in a situation where there are a lot of children. I think Pee Wee was the perfect child until she went into kindergarten and then everything changed…

I was going to homeschool Mags. I bought books and did research. I’m pretty intelligent so I could really do it. But she needs to be around other children and we don’t have any other kids at home right now (no way am I having any more babies, either). And she’d get really bored with me anyway. So, it’s off to the public school system and hoping for the best. I think I’ll continue to supplement her while she’s going through there. I wish there were other alternatives than sending her to that school (not so much the school, really, as the school system). It sucks so bad. But there are no other options except for the expensive Catholic or expensive Baptist schools. No money for that and they’re too far away. Ohio really needs to do something about our atrocious schools.

Well, I guess I’ve depressed myself enough for one day. Time to play some “Memory” and keep my fingers crossed that my smart, funny, beautiful little girl survives unscathed in the public school system (which wasn’t where I was going with this post, but I’ve got myself all kinds of worked up right now). Must keep in mind that she’s got a strong family background and she’ll be fine. I hope. *sigh*