Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Heaven Help Our Pocketbook's School

This past weekend I went on our pharmacy run. We use the Target pharmacy (for those who know me well...go ahead and laugh...I use Target for everything). It just so happens that the pharmacist there sends her children to LitlBit's school. We chatted for a bit about their school...and then the question..."where are you sending LitlBit to preschool?" Let’s preface this question with some background info on me. Me, type A personality, looking at private schools even before we actually were pregnant (why do I say we...last I remember I was the one with the weight gain)! I had it planned out to apply for school the year before starting. Since LitlBit has a late birthday I figured that we could apply next year for three year old kindergarten or the following for four year old. Now, back to the pharmacy...my response..."well, I am still debating on Our Lady of the Heavens, Heaven Help our Pocketbook's, Our Lady of Cry as I Write the Check...maybe even Just Take All of My Paycheck...planning on deciding and applying next year..." Pharmacist, "...oh no...my daughter has been on the list for Heaven Help Our Pocketbook's since she was 8 months old!" To give you an idea...her daughter is 4 now and starting school in the fall. Imagine the horror that this type A felt upon hearing this. Here I thought I was AHEAD of the curve! I knew from my personal experience that the concept of a waiting list was not unfamiliar territory. I was (and am) determined not to have the name "Modern" on that dreaded wait list! So, the horror!!! (insert gasp and laughter here) Fast forward to today...we now have an official tour of Heaven Help Our Pocketbook's with their Director of Admissions. Yes, you read that right, they have a director...kind of scary isn’t it? Teaching them early to be confused I suppose. That way when you get to JC High School you are used to having 4 different people all doing the same job! For those of you baffled having not gone to JC...we had a principal, vice-principal, president and dean of students. You would have thought our campus was the size of Auburn with all of that! No, no, no! My total school population was the size of husband's graduating class! So, I suppose Heaven Help Our Pocketbook's is just starting the confusion early on! They apparently are teaching interview techniques as well... when the application actually is in the works (the summer before proposed entry) they interview her! OMG! Now I had to take an entrance test (which they still do but for Kindergarten ... not preschool) but not an interview. What do they discuss...her goals and aspirations...let’s see...to play all day and make as big of a mess as humanly possible! As for me I am still baffled. Since when did big kid school start for the parents 2 years early?! I guess it is time for me to put on my big girl panties and play nice, smile and not ruffle feathers during our interview...I mean visit! Once again, those that know me well are laughing right now...me...not ruffle feathers...hahahaha!

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