School Daze

D & I had been talking about taking Maya somewhere a couple of mornings a week. She would really just blossom with the extra socializing. And Mama here would welcome the break once in awhile. Being a stay at home mom definitely takes a toll on the old sanity. It's a very rewarding job but there are no weekends and man, the employees can get downright unruly! Don't get me wrong, I love my girls but sometimes you just need a break... and wine.

I called every place in our town checking out the options. I ended up deciding on this one church with a preschool program. They offer a 2 yr old class 3 days a week from 8:45am to 12:15pm. On Wednesdays, they attend the chapel. I'm not Baptist but that's okay. This self proclaimed Cafeteria Catholic is A-okay with a little Baptist chapel time. I took the girls this morning to check it out and it's perfect!

We all walked in and Maya warmed right up. She even sat at the table with the other kids and played with the puzzles. The 2 year old class is one room with about 7 kids and 2 teachers. I noticed a play kitchen, a ton of books, floor mats, a sink and a few other things. Perfect. One little boy got very chatty with Maya. We couldn't understand him as I think he must have been speaking Maya'ese. I'm not quite fluent in that language yet but it seemed very important.

As we were leaving, I recognized a teacher from the 3 year old class. She was the wife of a co-worker of mine back in the day. We chit chatted a bit and then she introduced us to her son... yes, the same chatty little boy in Maya's new class. What a wonderful coincidence! Needless to say, we are all very exciting about school! That's all Maya kept saying on the ride home, "school" actually more like "sko" and well, "eat". It was lunchtime.

I spoke to the director about Maya's situation and we are going into this very, very slowly. As of now, we are only committing to one day a week. I just don't know if she's ready for it and frankly, if they're okay with one day a week for now, so are we. It's super reasonable too which is a huge bonus. Would you believe it's only $50 a month for the one day week, 2 days is $100 and 3 is $150. I thought those were great prices. The Director was very accommodating, she told me that they are very flexible and are willing to work with us on whatever we decide to do. I love it already. Not to mention the huge bonus of getting rave reviews from a teacher who actually works there and feels confident enough to have her son in a class there (and not one she teaches).

I may not need a lobotomy after all! Happy times! Happy Mama = Happy Husband :)