“I Survived Preschool Registration 2010!”

I think I need that printed on a shirt!

Until I have time to write “It Takes a Village: The Recap” here are a few pictures from the Great Preschool Registration 2010!

Although this is an awful camera phone picture, I wanted to attempt to document the line of people at 11:45 PM, several who had already approached over 12 hours of waiting in line.   I was not far behind in that number. I decided I needed this picture for when Griffin is 15 years old and says he hates James and I, that we are awful parents, and we never do anything for him. I can whip out this picture, blow it up, and kindly remind him of the contrary.

Our “accommodations” once we were allowed inside the church at midnight. Although the floor was rock hard, the lights were left completely on all night, and shockingly several people were able to sleep so soundly they snored very. very. loudly, it beat the elements outside (cold and thunderstorms). We all looked sort of homeless.

Don’t let this sort of smile fool you. By 1:00 AM, there was really not a lot of smiling going on!

Seventeen years ago (GULP) this person, my roommate all four years at Texas Tech, and I were taking swigs of $2 Boone’s Strawberry Hill “wine.” Last night, (she was luckily enough to not have to come until 11:00 PM) and I braved the insanity together for our little ones.

It was so bright we had to get creative on how to block out the lights.

At 6:00 AM, preschool staff started processing paperwork to make 8:00 AM registration run more smoothly and faster (if you count waiting 20 hours between James, my mom, and I as fast).

There will be no pictures from this morning. Trust me. I looked like a train wreck. The good news, the hard work paid off. With only a total of 8 openings for Griffin’s age (and on Wednesday/Friday only; not my first choice, but oh well), he is IN!!!!

As I drove Nolan the twenty plus minutes each way to school today, it felt worth it. And saving $5 a day on tolls, does not hurt!

Stay tuned (once I am fully recovered from the last 24 hours) for “It Takes a Village!”