Off to School

It's official, Natalie is in school now. We enrolled her in a cooperative pre-school (which means that each parent has to be the teacher's assistant twice a month and be on a committee), and Wednesday was her first day. She'll go all day on Mondays and Wednesdays, and then half a day on Friday.

Natalie really liked her first day. The next morning when she woke up, she cried when I told her that she couldn't go to school becayse it was Thursday. And no wonder she likes it. It's mostly about playing with education toys, which are great, even though they're educational, because they're new to her. More importantly, preschool has the one thing she wants more than anything else in the world: other kids to play with.

I suppose her enthusiasm for school will fade over the years. Speaking of enthusiasm that will likely fade, Natalie loves her dentist! She was looking forward to her appointment all week so that she could get prizes and the hygenist would "tickle her teeth." When we left, she said, "I wish we could go to the dentist again." She had no cavities, otherwise her opinion of the dentist might have taken a quick downturn.