Kindergarden... dum da dum dum....

And here we are. Hayzen has reached the dreaded kindergarden...

My oldest is not great with new environments, transitions, new beginnings, new people, etc etc etc. Basically he sucks at everything that kinder means. We have been discussing kindergarden. He says he's not going. Last night was meet the teacher and we had to drag him out of the car kicking and screaming... Who's jealous of what's coming my way Monday morning??

I know that this too shall pass, but right now I just feel frustrated. Frustrated that my kid is terrified of something that's required by law. Frustrated that he was the only kid at meet the teacher night NOT bouncing off the walls excited to be there. Frustrated that I won't have a happy smiling First Day Of Kindergarden pic to put on Facebook. Frustrated that I am probably going to have to leave him there screaming and crying.

Part of this frustration comes from the fact that I am not 100 percent sold on the school. When we moved here we had no kids and no plans for them anytime soon. We weren't worried about the school district. We were ecstatic that we could get an acre of land and a custom home for cheap. Well here we are, seven years later, facing our selfish decision head on. The district isn't "bad." It's just not great. The elementary school has incredible ratings. But the middle and high school? Not so much.

I put in for a transfer and he was accepted to another ISD but after visiting that school I wasn't sold on it either. The school he will be attending felt more "right" so that it what we went with. And while he was NOT impressed with his school or teacher I was. Being a former public school teacher and a current preschool teacher I feel I know what a classroom environment should look like, and this teacher has got it down. At first I was startled that she wasn't the warm fuzzy 25 year old bubbly girl I was expecting for some reason. She is older, more stern, and less fuzzy. BUT... she got Hayzen talking and smiling. And that's no small feat. She raised 5 boys of her own and has taught kindergarden for ages. This is not her first rodeo. I asked around and she has a reputation for being strict and structured but loving. I think she is actually going to be GREAT for my son. I am pretty sure Hayzen would have chewed up and spit back out a first year teacher.

So... here we go. Come Monday life it is a changin!!!