Tonight’s feature event was Open House, take two, in which
elementary school parents turned out in droves to meet the teacher(s). It was
absolutely amazing, the difference between Open House for the Middle Schoolers
and Open House for their younger siblings. If there was a square foot of space
that didn’t have a person in it tonight, I didn’t see it.
Ironically, we found all the peace and quiet we could handle
down the middle school hallway. Go figure.
I think my hubby said it best. By the time the kids start
middle school, parents are like, “You have 8 teachers. Forget this. I’ll be a
bad parent, I’m fine with that.” In elementary school, it’s all about the
discovery of where your little one is spending their day. What projects they’re
working on. Who their friends are.
Where you can sign up to bring in cupcakes for the class
Halloween party. (Cough, Cough.)
Two parent-teacher conferences, ten classroom tours and $50
in book fair finds later (don’t get me started), I got to take the kids to
their first soccer game, where the screaming and pounding of dozens of fans in
the bleachers was welcome relief for my buzzing head.
No, I’m not being melodramatic. As nice as it always is to
get to walk around, visit with friends and peek at the kids’ projects, I left
Open House this year feeling like I got hit by a truck. Not to mention feeling
more than a little bit of sympathy for those parents who DON’T make it in for
parent-teacher conferences, parties and special events.
I barely got to do more than say hi and bye to the kids’
teachers tonight. I get that Open House isn’t exactly where you plan to have a
heart to heart with your kids’ instructors, but it would have been nice to get
a LITTLE more information in there!
Anyway. Long story short, it was a crazy night. It didn’t
help that my six year old was bouncing off the walls, I’m sure. They’re all
upstairs enjoying the night before their four day weekend. I have one more day
to work before my weekend rolls around, and I’ll be able to enjoy a little
peace and quiet!
Well. Except for Homecoming and Fall Foliage and bonfires
and Hotel Transylvania, of course…
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