Actually...

I picked Jonathan up from K a little while ago. I checked my watch all day long because I wanted to go get him already! I was so relieved when I saw him sitting down with the other kindergartners against the wall. I don't know what I really thought would happen to him. I think deep down I was afraid I was leaving him there forever or something! But no, sure enough, he was right there where I left him, in perfect condition. He even kept his clothes clean... When he got in the car, he seemed pretty chipper and I said, Did you have a good day? And he said, No! Actually... I had a GREAT day!!!

That makes me SO happy to hear! I am so grateful that he had a good day. He said, "We had computers, but we did not get to go to science lab or music today." Anna asked him, "Did you get to go to the park (meaning the playground)?" And he said, "Yes. We went to the playground, but I did not go on the playground." I asked him, "Why not?" And he said, "Well, there was a giant wasp on the playground so I was not going on there. I tried to tell the other kids that there was a giant wasp, because I thought that was pretty important, but they just went on the playground anyways. I guess they think playing is more important than wasps."

I passed some hand sanitizer into the backseat. He took it and said, "Oh, I really need this hanitizer (the kids both call it that) because there were A LOT of kids at my school. Like FOURTEEN. Or maybe TWENTY."

I asked him, "Did you eat your lunch?" And he said, "Yes! That was the best peanut butter and jelly sandwich I have EVER had!"

Anna said, "Did you do reading?" And he said, "Yes, I read a book. My teacher said I was reading, but I was not ACTUALLY reading the book, I just knew what it was about, colors, because of the pictures on the page. So I read a book but I was not actually reading a book."

He overheard me telling Dave on the phone, "I swear he is actually smarter."

He nodded his head, and said, "I am smarter. I got smarter at school."

Then I noticed his sticker on his shirt. I said what's that for? He said, "Hopefully, it is so my teachers will see it and know I am a car kid." Which is what it says: car kid. I tried to rip it off his shirt when we got inside, and he said, "No, Mama! You have to leave that on ALL THE TIME! How will they know I am a car kid?"

Should I transfer it to his pajamas and then to his tomorrow shirt in the morning? I am trying to convince him they will give him a new sticker tomorrow. But he wants to follow the rules, and he seems to understand that following rules is important to survival. He also told me not to take the bear tag off his backpack. The bear tag has information about what class your child belongs to and who is allowed to pick him up. Also, it is color coded so that Jonathan will be able to find his classroom once I start just dropping him off in the car loop. I think he has his Dad's direction sense, so I imagine he will find his classroom just fine by tomorrow. If not, he knows that he can ask one of the safety patrols or grownups. And I have to say, his school has the best and well, the most professional safety patrol I have ever seen at any elementary!

Really, it was the best first day of school we could have asked for. I am very pleased and proud.