Golden

I have not had anything to say for several days about my offspring. This is because there is nothing to say. They go to school, they come home.

Well, this morning one of them appeared ready to go to school in pajama pants, blue galoshes, a superman t-shirt and a cape. He was persuaded to doff all but the t-shirt as I have had more than enough discussions with school officials about what we should do about my child's extreme weirdness having to do with costuming himself and appearing at school claiming to be various fictional characters.

I mentioned this (not the conversations; the costume) to his teacher today after school. She assumed I talked him out of it because it was too hot for long pants and galoshes and said she hoped he would wear it to school when it cooled off as it would be fun to have superman in the classroom.

I think if we ever move, we will have to commute back to this school, they are so weird they think my kid is normal, lol.

Have I mentioned how much I really like having nothing to say?

It also appears that Daan may be going to the Montessori sooner than expected. They have changed the law dealing with nursery and they are all going to be preschools now, that is, they will be part of the school administration. You are thus supposed to send your child to the preschool associated with the school you will send them to. So he should go to the Montessori preschool.

I decided not to do this, because the new law goes into effect on October 1, and he starts school in January. So he would be changing schools and teachers and little kids in October and then again in January, which made no sense to me. However, we have had a call from the Montessori school suggesting that this may be required -- by the law, not by them. (Unless I just lie and say I have not decided where to send him, which did not apparently occur to anyone as a possibility. I love honest people, not being one).

However, they appear to be simply making a "group 0" which would be added to the present group 1/2 -- same teachers, same classroom. If this is how it works, I don't think it makes any difference whether he starts in October or in January.

Next week there is a meeting we are to go to which will allegedly explain all this and the plan they have to handle it. But I cannot help noting that they have a plan, whereas the folks at nursery he is now going to keep telling me they have no idea how this will work as a practical matter.

I do have a strong preference for people who have a plan, even while I cynically doubt the ability of plans to really pan out. And I always have the option of keeping him home for three months, though I don't think he would like it.

But I also am fully aware that if you are three, a mediocre nursery where you love your teachers and have a good time is better than a great nursery where you don't know anybody. At least for two months (December doesn't really count, vacation and all).